The Manxman (1917 film)
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The Manxman is a 1917 British
drama film
directed by George Loane Tucker
and starring Henry Ainley
, Adeline Hayden Coffin
and Will Corrie
. It is based on the novel The Manxman
by Hall Caine
which was later made into a film The Manxman
in 1929 by Alfred Hitchcock
.
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...
drama film
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 George Loane Tucker
George Loane Tucker
George Loane Tucker was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed 61 films between 1911 and 1921. Tucker had been an actor before moving to directing. In 1913 he directed Traffic in Souls, which concerned the topic of white slavery. The film, over 70 years later, remains an early...
and starring Henry Ainley
Henry Ainley
Henry Hinchliffe Ainley was an English Shakespearean stage and screen actor. He was married three times to Susanne Sheldon, Elaine Fearon and the novelist Bettina Riddle, later Baroness von Hutten zum Stolzenberg...
, Adeline Hayden Coffin
Adeline Hayden Coffin
-Selected filmography:* The Manxman * The Sands of Time * God's Clay * After Many Days * The Greater Love * The Call of the Road * The Holiday Husband * The Black Spider...
and Will Corrie
Will Corrie
Will Corrie was a British actor of the silent era.-Selected filmography:* The Laughing Cavalier * The Manxman * Tom Jones * The Romance of Lady Hamilton * Dombey and Son...
. It is based on the novel The Manxman
The Manxman (novel)
The Manxman is an 1896 novel by the British writer Hall Caine. It was a major success and sold half a million copies by 1913 and was translated into twelve languages. The Prime Minister Lord Rosebery observed "It will rank with the great works of English literature"...
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...
which was later made into a film The Manxman
The Manxman
The Manxman is a silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Based on an 1896 romantic novel The Manxman by Hall Caine, the director began work on the film just two weeks after the birth of his daughter, Patricia Hitchcock...
in 1929 by Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
.
Cast
- Henry Ainley - Philip Christian
- Adeline Hayden CoffinAdeline Hayden Coffin-Selected filmography:* The Manxman * The Sands of Time * God's Clay * After Many Days * The Greater Love * The Call of the Road * The Holiday Husband * The Black Spider...
- Governor's wife - Will CorrieWill CorrieWill Corrie was a British actor of the silent era.-Selected filmography:* The Laughing Cavalier * The Manxman * Tom Jones * The Romance of Lady Hamilton * Dombey and Son...
- Fisherman - John Marlborough EastJohn Marlborough EastJohn Marlborough East was a British stage and film actor. He was an early film star who received over 3,000 votes in Picturegoer magazine's 1916 contest to establish the "Greatest British Film Player". He was a founder of the Neptune Studios in Borehamwood which is today the site of Elstree...
- Casar Cregeen - Kenelm FossKenelm Foss-Selected filmography:Director* The Glad Eye * A Romance of Old Baghdad * The House of Peril * Dicky Monteith Writer* Rock of Ages -External links:...
- Ross Christian - Lewis GilbertLewis Gilbert (actor)-Selected filmography:* She Stoops to Conquer * The Manxman * The Mystery Road * The Oath * Dick Turpin's Ride to York * The Hound of the Baskervilles * The House of Peril...
- Black Tom - Minna GreyMinna Grey-Selected filmography:* The Second Mrs. Tanqueray * The Manxman * Onward Christian Soldiers * Mrs. Thompson * If Four Walls Told * The York Mystery * Somebody's Darling...
- Mona - Fred GrovesFred Groves (actor)-Selected filmography:* Maria Marten * The Idol of Paris * The Loss of the Birkenhead * Florence Nightingale * The Firm of Girdlestone * The Manxman * The Labour Leader...
- Pete Quillian - Gwynne HerbertGwynne Herbert-Selected filmography:* The Firm of Girdlestone * Annie Laurie * The Manxman * A Fortune at Stake * Possession * The Kinsman * The Forest on the Hill * Alf's Button...
- Aunt Nan - Philip HewlandPhilip Hewland-Selected filmography:* The Manxman * Lady Tetley's Decree * The Guns of Loos * Glamour * The Sleeping Cardinal * The Missing Rembrandt * Murder by Rope...
- Governor - Mary MerrallMary MerrallMary Merrall , born Elsie Lloyd, was an English actress whose career of over 60 years encompassed stage, film and television work.-Stage career:...
- Tom's girl - John Milton - Quiggan
- Guy NewallGuy NewallGuy Newall was a British actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born on the Isle of Wight on 25 May 1885. He began his film career by acting in the 1915 film The Heart of Sister Ann. In 1920 he directed his first film, and went on to direct a further ten including The Chinese Puzzle before...
- Secretary - 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...
- Iron Christian - Elisabeth RisdonElisabeth RisdonElisabeth Risdon was an English film actress. She appeared in over 140 films between 1913 and 1952. An attractive beauty in her youth she usually played in society parts...
- Kate Gregeen - Frank StanmoreFrank StanmoreFrank Stanmore was an English film actor. He appeared in 76 films between 1914 and 1938.He was born in London and died in Gravesend, Kent.-Selected filmography:* Love's Boomerang...
- Kelley - Hubert WillisHubert WillisHubert Willis was a British actor. He was best known for his recurring role as Doctor Watson in a series of silent Sherlock Holmes films co-starring with Ellie Norwood.-Selected filmography:* The Manxman * The Manchester Man...
- Clerk - Bert WynneBert Wynne-Selected filmography:Director* The Manchester Man * The Call of the East Actor* The Game of Liberty * When Knights Were Bold * The Manxman * Tom Jones -External links:...
- Peter Christian