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'''''Dombey and Son''''' is a 1917 British [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Maurice Elvey]] and starring [[Norman McKinnel]], [[Lilian Braithwaite]] and [[Hayford Hobbs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/31588 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126035014/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/31588 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-01-26 |title=Dombey and Son (1917) &#124; BFI |website=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |access-date=2016-10-22}}</ref> It is an adaptation of the 1848 novel ''[[Dombey and Son]]'' by [[Charles Dickens]]. It is unknown if [[Lost film|any copy of the film exists]].
'''''Dombey and Son''''' is a 1917 British [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Maurice Elvey]] and starring [[Norman McKinnel]], [[Lilian Braithwaite]] and [[Hayford Hobbs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/31588 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126035014/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/31588 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-01-26 |title=Dombey and Son (1917) &#124; BFI |website=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |access-date=2016-10-22}}</ref> It is an adaptation of the 1848 novel ''[[Dombey and Son]]'' by [[Charles Dickens]]. It is unknown if [[Lost film|any copy of the film exists]].

== Plot ==
The dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth to their son.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Norman McKinnel]] - Paul Dombey
* [[Norman McKinnel]] — Paul Dombey
* [[Lilian Braithwaite]] - Edith Dombey
* [[Lilian Braithwaite]] — Edith Dombey
* [[Hayford Hobbs]] - Walter Dombey
* [[Hayford Hobbs]] — Walter Dombey
* [[Mary Odette]] - Florence Dombey
* [[Mary Odette]] — Florence Dombey
* [[Douglas Munro (actor)|Douglas Munro]] - Solomon Gillis
* [[Douglas Munro (actor)|Douglas Munro]] — Solomon Gillis
* [[Jerrold Robertshaw]] - Carker
* [[Jerrold Robertshaw]] — Carker
* [[Fewlass Llewellyn]] - Bagstock
* [[Fewlass Llewellyn]] — Bagstock
* [[Will Corrie]] - Captain Scuttle
* [[Will Corrie]] — Captain Scuttle
* Evelyn Walsh Hall - Mrs. Skenton
* Evelyn Walsh Hall — Mrs. Skenton


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:46, 2 September 2024

Dombey and Son
Directed byMaurice Elvey
Written byCharles Dickens (novel)
Eliot Stannard
Produced byFred Paul
Maurice Elvey
StarringNorman McKinnel
Lilian Braithwaite
Hayford Hobbs
Douglas Munro
Production
company
Distributed byIdeal Film Company
Release date
  • 1917 (1917)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Dombey and Son is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Norman McKinnel, Lilian Braithwaite and Hayford Hobbs.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1848 novel Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens. It is unknown if any copy of the film exists.

Plot

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The dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth to their son.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Dombey and Son (1917) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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