Darby and Joan (1919 film)
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Darby and Joan is a 1919 British drama film
directed by Percy Nash
and starring Ivy Close
, Meggie Albanesi
and George Wynn. It was based on a story by Hall Caine
and set on the Isle of Man
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Percy Nash
Percy Nash
-Selected filmography:* Enoch Arden * Disraeli * Darby and Joan * The Flag Lieutenant * Hobson's Choice * Won by a Head * How Kitchener Was Betrayed * The Croxley Master...
and starring Ivy Close
Ivy Close
-Selected filmography:* The Lure of London * The Ware Case * The House Opposite * Nelson * Adam Bede *The Irresistible Flapper * The Flag Lieutenant * Darby and Joan...
, Meggie Albanesi
Meggie Albanesi
Meggie Albanesi was a British stage and film actress. She was born Margherita Albanesi in London on 8 October 1899. Her mother was Effie Adelaide Rowlands, a writer, and her father was Chevalier Carlo Albanesi, an Italian violinist. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and made her film...
and George Wynn. It was based on a story by Hall Caine
Hall Caine
Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine CH, KBE , usually known as Hall Caine, was a Manx author. He is best known as a novelist and playwright of the late Victorian and the Edwardian eras. In his time he was exceedingly popular, and at the peak of his success his novels outsold those of his...
and set on the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
.
Cast
- Ivy CloseIvy Close-Selected filmography:* The Lure of London * The Ware Case * The House Opposite * Nelson * Adam Bede *The Irresistible Flapper * The Flag Lieutenant * Darby and Joan...
- Sheila Moore - George Wynn - Reginald Stevenson
- Meggie AlbanesiMeggie AlbanesiMeggie Albanesi was a British stage and film actress. She was born Margherita Albanesi in London on 8 October 1899. Her mother was Effie Adelaide Rowlands, a writer, and her father was Chevalier Carlo Albanesi, an Italian violinist. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and made her film...
- Elin Garry - Derwent Hall CaineDerwent Hall CaineSir Derwent Hall Caine, 1st Baronet was a British actor, publisher and Labour politician.Caine was born into an Isle of Man family, the son of novelist Hall Caine and his wife Mary Chandler. He was born at Keswick in Cumberland, and so derived his name from the nearby lake of Derwent Water...
- Patrick Garry - Joan RitzJoan Ritz-Selected filmography:* Enoch Arden * The Harbour Lights * The Coal King * The Little Minister * The Romany Rye * Darby and Joan * Rodney Stone * The Croxley Master...
- Lizzie - Leal Douglas - Mrs Garry
- Edward O'NeillEdward O'Neill (actor)-Selected filmography:* The Manxman * A Fortune at Stake * Darby and Joan * The Mirage * The Barton Mystery * General John Regan * Guy Fawkes * Don Quixote...
- Sayle Moore - Douglas MunroDouglas Munro (actor)-Selected filmography:* The Garden of Resurrection * General Post * London Pride * The Lure of Crooning Water * A Temporary Vagabond * The Mirage * The Sport of Kings...
- Malatesta - Ernest A. DouglasErnest A. Douglas-Selected filmography:* Rock of Ages * Darby and Joan * The Call of the Road * Ernest Maltravers * The Persistent Lovers...
- Joseph Montague - Edward Craig - David Montagne
- Mary Taviner - Sheila