The Mayor of Casterbridge (1921 film)
The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Fred Groves, Pauline Peters and Warwick Ward.[1] It was an adaptation of the 1886 novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy and was made with Hardy's collaboration.[2]
The film was largely filmed in Sussex, mainly in Steyning and partly at Morgan's Shoreham Beach studio, with other scenes filmed in the Dorset town of Dorchester,[2] the actual setting of Casterbridge.
Partial cast
- Fred Groves - Michael Henchard
- Pauline Peters - Susan Henchard
- Warwick Ward - Newson
- Nell Emerald - Furmity Woman
- Mavis Clair - Elizabeth Jane
References
- ^ "The Mayor of Casterbridge (1922)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ a b Fisher, David (7 November 2008). "Films Made in Shoreham". Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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- 1921 films
- British films
- British historical drama films
- 1920s historical drama films
- English-language films
- Films based on British novels
- Films directed by Sidney Morgan
- Films based on works by Thomas Hardy
- British black-and-white films
- British silent feature films
- 1921 drama films
- Silent British film stubs
- Historical film stubs