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{{Short description|1917 British film by Maurice Elvey}} |
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| studio = [[Ideal Film Company]] |
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| distributor = Ideal Film Company |
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| released = 1917 |
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| runtime = 60 minutes |
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'''''Dombey and Son''''' is a 1917 |
'''''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) | 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]]. |
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== 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. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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* [[Norman McKinnel]] |
* [[Norman McKinnel]] — Paul Dombey |
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* [[Lilian Braithwaite]] |
* [[Lilian Braithwaite]] — Edith Dombey |
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* [[Hayford Hobbs]] |
* [[Hayford Hobbs]] — Walter Dombey |
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* [[Odette |
* [[Mary Odette]] — Florence Dombey |
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* [[Douglas Munro (actor)|Douglas Munro]] |
* [[Douglas Munro (actor)|Douglas Munro]] — Solomon Gillis |
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* [[Jerrold Robertshaw]] |
* [[Jerrold Robertshaw]] — Carker |
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* [[Fewlass Llewellyn]] |
* [[Fewlass Llewellyn]] — Bagstock |
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* [[Will Corrie]] |
* [[Will Corrie]] — Captain Scuttle |
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* Evelyn Walsh Hall — Mrs. Skenton |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{IMDb title|0009021|Dombey and Son}} |
* {{IMDb title|0009021|Dombey and Son}} |
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Dombey and Son | |
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Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
Written by | Charles Dickens (novel) Eliot Stannard |
Produced by | Fred Paul Maurice Elvey |
Starring | Norman McKinnel Lilian Braithwaite Hayford Hobbs Douglas Munro |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Ideal Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- Norman McKinnel — Paul Dombey
- Lilian Braithwaite — Edith Dombey
- Hayford Hobbs — Walter Dombey
- Mary Odette — Florence Dombey
- Douglas Munro — Solomon Gillis
- Jerrold Robertshaw — Carker
- Fewlass Llewellyn — Bagstock
- Will Corrie — Captain Scuttle
- Evelyn Walsh Hall — Mrs. Skenton
References
[edit]- ^ "Dombey and Son (1917) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
External links
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Categories:
- 1917 films
- 1919 films
- British silent feature films
- 1910s English-language films
- Films directed by Maurice Elvey
- 1910s historical drama films
- Films based on British novels
- Ideal Film Company films
- Films based on works by Charles Dickens
- Films set in England
- British historical drama films
- British black-and-white films
- 1917 drama films
- 1919 drama films
- 1910s British films
- Silent historical drama films
- English-language historical drama films
- 1910s British film stubs
- Historical film stubs