Tense Moments with Great Authors (1922)

A series of twelve short films re-enacting highlights from famous novels. Individual titles are: #1: Trilby; #2: Les Miserables; #3: Sappho; #4: Nancy; #5: Fagin; #6: La Tosca; #7: Scrooge;... See full summary »

Directors:

H.B. Parkinson, W. Courtney Rowden,

Writers:

Alphonse Daudet (novel), Charles Dickens (novels),

Stars:

Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Charles Garry, Lyn Harding

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Phyllis Neilson-Terry	...	Trilby (segment "Trilby")
Charles Garry	...	Svengali (segment "Trilby")
Lyn Harding	...	Jean Valjean (segment "Miserables, Les")
Hilda Moore	...	Sappho (segment "Sappho")
Sybil Thorndike	...	Nancy (segment "Nancy")
Ivan Berlyn	...	Fagin (segment "Nancy" & segment "Fagin")
Ethel Irving	...	La Tosca (segment "La Tosca")
H.V. Esmond	...	Scrooge (segment "Scrooge")
Cosmo Kyrle Bellew	...	Becky Sharp (segment "Vanity Fair")
Clive Brook	...	Rawdon Crawley (segment "Vanity Fair") / Sydney Carton (segment "Tale of Two Cities, A")
Douglas Munro	...	Marquis of Staines (segment "Vanity Fair")
Henry Doughty	...	Mr. Wenham (segment "Vanity Fair")
Iris Hoey	...	Isabel Carlyle (segment "East Lynne")
J. Fisher White	...	Dr. Manette (segment "Tale of Two Cities, A")
Ann Trevor	...	Lucie Manette (segment "Tale of Two Cities, A")

Storyline

A series of twelve short films re-enacting highlights from famous novels. Individual titles are: #1: Trilby; #2: Les Miserables; #3: Sappho; #4: Nancy; #5: Fagin; #6: La Tosca; #7: Scrooge; #8: Vanity Fair; #9: East Lynne: #10: A Tale of Two Cities; #11: Moths; #12: David Garrick.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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