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Dombey and Son
Dombey and Son
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	Ideal Film Company
Distributed by	Ideal Film Company
Release date	1917;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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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

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

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

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

External links

Dombey and Son at IMDb

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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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-'''''Dombey and Son''''' is a 1917 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Maurice Elvey]] and starring [[Norman McKinnel]], [[Lilian Braithwaite]] and [[Hayford Hobbs]].<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/31588</ref> It is an adaptation of the novel ''[[Dombey and Son]]'' by [[Charles Dickens]].
+'''''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==
-* [[Norman McKinnel]] - Paul Dombey
+* [[Norman McKinnel]] — Paul Dombey
-* [[Lilian Braithwaite]] - Edith Dombey
+* [[Lilian Braithwaite]] — Edith Dombey
-* [[Hayford Hobbs]] - Walter Dombey
+* [[Hayford Hobbs]] — Walter Dombey
-* Odette Goimbault - 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==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
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+[[Category:British silent feature films]]
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+[[Category:1910s English-language films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Maurice Elvey]]
-[[Category:1910s drama films]]
+[[Category:1910s historical drama films]]
-[[Category:Films based on novels]]
+[[Category:Films based on British novels]]
 [[Category:Ideal Film Company films]]
 [[Category:Films based on works by Charles Dickens]]
 [[Category:Films set in England]]
+[[Category:British historical drama films]]
+[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
+[[Category:1917 drama films]]
+[[Category:1917 films]]
+[[Category:1919 drama films]]
+[[Category:1910s British films]]
+[[Category:Silent historical drama films]]
+[[Category:English-language historical drama films]]
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