The Admirable Crichton (1918 film)
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The Admirable Crichton is a 1918 British
silent
comedy film
directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Basil Gill
, Mary Dibley
and James Lindsay
. It was based on the 1902 play The Admirable Crichton
by J.M. Barrie. When they are stranded on a desert island, an aristocratic family fall increasingly under the sway of their charismatic, competent butler.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Basil Gill
Basil Gill
Basil Gill was a British film actor whose film career started with Henry VIII , a short silent film. In 1926, Gill appeared in two short films made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, Santa Claus as the title character, and Julius Caesar as Brutus.-Selected filmography:* The Admirable...
, Mary Dibley
Mary Dibley
-Selected filmography:* The Admirable Crichton * The Garden of Resurrection * The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss * The Lure of Crooning Water * The Autumn of Pride * The Bargain...
and James Lindsay
James Lindsay (actor)
-Selected filmography:* A Fortune at Stake * The Admirable Crichton * A Member of Tattersall's * Mrs. Thompson * What Price Loving Cup? * Rogues of the Turf * M'Lord of the White Road...
. It was based on the 1902 play The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton is a comic stage play written in 1902 by J. M. Barrie. It was produced by Charles Frohman and opened at the Duke of York's Theatre in London on 4 November 1902, running for an extremely successful 828 performances. It starred H. B. Irving and Irene Vanbrugh...
by J.M. Barrie. When they are stranded on a desert island, an aristocratic family fall increasingly under the sway of their charismatic, competent butler.
Cast
- Basil GillBasil GillBasil Gill was a British film actor whose film career started with Henry VIII , a short silent film. In 1926, Gill appeared in two short films made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, Santa Claus as the title character, and Julius Caesar as Brutus.-Selected filmography:* The Admirable...
- Crichton - Mary DibleyMary Dibley-Selected filmography:* The Admirable Crichton * The Garden of Resurrection * The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss * The Lure of Crooning Water * The Autumn of Pride * The Bargain...
- Lady Mary Lasenby - James LindsayJames Lindsay (actor)-Selected filmography:* A Fortune at Stake * The Admirable Crichton * A Member of Tattersall's * Mrs. Thompson * What Price Loving Cup? * Rogues of the Turf * M'Lord of the White Road...
- Woolley - Lennox PawleLennox Pawle-Selected filmography:* All the Sad World Needs * The Admirable Crichton * The Temptress * The Glorious Adventure * David Copperfield * Sylvia Scarlett...
- Lord Loam - Lillian Hall-DavisLillian Hall-DavisLillian Hall-Davis was a British actress during the silent era.The daughter of a London taxi driver, her films included a part-color version of I Pagliacci , The Passionate Adventure , Quo Vadis , Blighty , The Ring and The Farmer's Wife , the latter two both directed by Alfred Hitchcock...
- Lady Agatha Lasenby