''Bleak House'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He a ...

and starring

Constance Collier Constance Collier (born Laura Constance Hardie; 22 January 1878 – 25 April 1955) was an English stage and film actress and acting coach. She wrote hit plays and films with Ivor Novello and she was the first person to be treated with insu ...

, Berta Gellardi, and

Helen Haye Helen Haye (born Helen Hay, 28 August 1874 – 1 September 1957) was a British stage and film actress.
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. It is an adaptation of

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...

' 1853 novel ''

Bleak House ''Bleak House'' is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a 20-episode serial between March 1852 and September 1853. The novel has many characters and several sub-plots, and is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and ...

''. It was one of many silent film versions of Dickens' stories.

Cast

- Lady Dedlock *Berta Gellardi - Esther Summerson *

Helen Haye Helen Haye (born Helen Hay, 28 August 1874 – 1 September 1957) was a British stage and film actress.
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- Miss Barbay *E. Vivian Reynolds - Tulkinghorne *

Norman Page Norman Page (born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshiredied 4 July 1935 in London) was a British actor. He is best known for his portrayal of David Lloyd George, Prime Minister during the First World War, in the 1918 film ''The Life Story of David Lloyd ...

- Guppy *

Clifford Heatherley Clifford Heatherley Lamb (8 October 1888 in Preston, Lancashire – 15 September 1937 in London) was an English stage and film actor. Filmography * ''Henry VIII'' (1911) * ''Bleak House'' (1920) * ''The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * '' The Myst ...

- Bucket *

Ion Swinley Ion Swinley (27 October 1891 – 16 September 1937), born Eric Ion Swindley was an English actor, known for his appearances in classics and modern dramas and comedies. Life and career Swinley was born in the London suburb of Barnes on 27 Octobe ...

- Captain Hawdon *

A. Harding Steerman A. Harding Steerman (21 November 1863 – 1947) was an English actor. He is sometimes credited as Harding Steerman. He was born Alfred Harding Treeby Stalman in St Pancras, London and died in Plymouth, Devon. Selected filmography * '' Iron Just ...

- Sir Leicester Dedlock *Anthony St. John - Jo *

Teddy Arundell Teddy Arundell (1873 in Devon – 5 November 1922, in London) was a British film actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Lyons Mail'' (1916) * ''Justice'' (1917) * ''Nelson'' (1918) * '' The Swindler'' (1918) * ''The Splendid Cowar ...

- George *Beatrix Templeton - Rachel

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* * 1920 films British historical drama films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey 1920s historical drama films Films based on British novels Films set in England Ideal Film Company films Films based on works by Charles Dickens Films set in London British black-and-white films 1920 drama films Works based on Bleak House 1920s British films Silent drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub