''The Mother of Dartmoor'' is a 1916 British silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

George Loane Tucker George Loane Tucker (June 12, 1872 – June 20, 1921) was an American actor, silent film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Career Tucker was born George S. Loane in Chicago to George Loane and stage actress Ethel Tucker. After ...

and starring

Elisabeth Risdon Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1913 and 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later ...

Bertram Burleigh Bertram Burleigh (1890 – 1961) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''John Halifax, Gentleman'' (1915) * ''The Mother of Dartmoor'' (1916) * '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916) * ''Mrs. Thompson'' (1919) * '' ...

and

Enid Bell Enid Bell Palanchian (December 4, 1904 – 1994), known professionally as Enid Bell, was an American sculptor, illustrator and teacher born in London, England. Early life Bell studied at the Glasgow School of Art, then at the St John's Wood Art S ...

.Goble p.875

Plot summary

A mother testifies against her own

poacher Poaching has been defined as the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights. Poaching was once performed by impoverished peasants for subsistence purposes and to supplement meager diets. It was set a ...

son and he is sent to prison.

Cast

as Avesa Pomeroy *

as Ives Pomeroy * Enid Bell as Jill Wicket * George Bellamy as Matthew Northmore *

Sydney Fairbrother Sydney Fairbrother (31 July 1872 – 4 January 1941) was a British actress. Born Sydney Tapping on 31 July 1872 in London to actor/playwright Alfred B. Tapping and actress Florence Cowell, she was educated at Blackpool and Bonn. She made her sta ...

as Mrs. Bolt * Frank Stanmore as Sammy Bolt *

Hubert Willis Hubert Willis (1862 – 13 December 1933) was a British actor best known for his recurring role as Doctor Watson in a series of silent Sherlock Holmes films co-starring with Eille Norwood. Stage career Willis appeared in the copyright per ...

as Moleskin

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1916 films British drama films British silent feature films Films directed by George Loane Tucker 1916 drama films Films based on British novels Films set in England Films set in Devon First National Pictures films British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub