''Trelawny of the Wells'' is a 1916 British
silent romance film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...
directed by
Cecil Hepworth
Cecil Milton Hepworth (19 March 1874 – 9 February 1953) was a British film director, producer and screenwriter. He was among the founders of the British film industry and continued making films into the 1920s at his Hepworth Studios. In ...
, and starring
Alma Taylor
Alma Louise Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress.
Life
Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film ''His Daughter's Voice''. She went on to appear in more th ...
,
Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome (born Septimus William Ryott; 30 January 1886 – 26 February 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950.
He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 and took the stage name of Stewart Rome ...
, and
Violet Hopson.
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/ref> It is an adaptation of the 1898 play '' Trelawny of the Wells'' by Arthur Wing Pinero
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (24 May 185523 November 1934) was an English playwright and, early in his career, actor.
Pinero was drawn to the theatre from an early age, and became a professional actor at the age of 19. He gained experience as a supp ...
. The story was later filmed as a late silent by MGM
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in 1928 under the title ''The Actress
''The Actress'' is a 1953 American comedy-drama film based on Ruth Gordon's autobiographical play ''Years Ago''. Gordon herself wrote the screenplay. The film was directed by George Cukor and stars Jean Simmons, Spencer Tracy, and Teresa Wrigh ...
'', starring Norma Shearer
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.
Cast
* Alma Taylor
Alma Louise Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress.
Life
Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film ''His Daughter's Voice''. She went on to appear in more th ...
- Rose Trelawny
* Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome (born Septimus William Ryott; 30 January 1886 – 26 February 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950.
He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 and took the stage name of Stewart Rome ...
- Tom Wrench
* Violet Hopson - Imogen Parrott
* Lionelle Howard
Lionelle Howard (1886 – 13 September 1930) was a British actor of the silent era who was born as Francis Nathan Coxin in Cirencester, Gloucestershire and died in Uxbridge, Middlesex. He appeared in a number of productions made by Astra Films in ...
- Arthur Gower
* John MacAndrews
John MacAndrews was a British actor of the silent era.
Selected filmography
* ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1913)
* ''The Heart of Midlothian'' (1914)
* ''The Chimes'' (1914)
* '' For Her People'' (1914)
* '' Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915)
...
- James Telfer
* Warwick Buckland
Warwick Buckland (1863–1945) was a British stage actor. He later became a film actor and director. He directed the 1915 crime film '' After Dark''.Goble p.49 Buckland also worked as an art director, designing the sets for the epic ''Barnaby R ...
- Sir William Gower
* Gwynne Herbert
Gwynne Herbert (11 September 1859 – 17 February 1946) was a British stage and film actress.
Partial filmography
* ''Liberty Hall'' (1914)
* '' The Christian'' (1915)
* ''The Firm of Girdlestone'' (1915)
* '' The Folly of Desire'' (1915)
* '' T ...
- Trafalgar Gower
* Marguerite Blanche - Claire de Foenix
* Percy Manton - Captain de Foenix
* William Felton - Ablett
* Ivy Millais - Sarah
* Amy Lorraine - Mrs Telfer
* Johnny Butt
John William H. Butt (1870–1931) was an English film actor of the silent era.
He was born in Bradford and died in North Bierley, West Yorkshire.
Selected filmography
* ''The Chimes'' (1914)
* ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915)
* ''The Gra ...
- Augustus Colpoys
* Bob Bouchier - Hallkeeper
* Sybil Coventry - Mrs Mossup
References
External links
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1916 films
Films directed by Cecil Hepworth
Films about theatre
1910s romance films
British romance films
British films based on plays
British silent feature films
Films set in London
Hepworth Pictures films
British black-and-white films
1910s English-language films
1910s British films
English-language romance films
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