Widecombe Fair (film)

Widecombe Fair
Directed by	Norman Walker
Written by	Eden Philpotts (novel) Eliot Stannard
Starring	William Freshman Marguerite Allan Wyndham Standing Violet Hopson Moore Marriott
Cinematography	Claude Friese-Greene
Edited by	Emile de Ruelle
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	December 1928
Running time	6,800 feet
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Widecombe Fair is a 1928 British silent comedy drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring William Freshman, Marguerite Allan, Moore Marriott and Judd Green. The screenplay concerns a farmer who is able to save his farm when he digs up buried treasure. The film's plot was adapted from a 1913 novel by Eden Philpotts, loosely based on the popular folk song "Widecombe Fair".

Cast

• William Freshman as The Lover
• Marguerite Allan as The Daughter
• Wyndham Standing as The Squire
• Violet Hopson as The Widow
• Moore Marriott as Uncle Tom Cobleigh
• George Cooper as The Farmer
• Aubrey Fitzgerald as The Bailiff
• Eva Llewellyn as The Wife
• Judd Green as The Landlord

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
• Wood, Linda. British Films 1927-1939. BFI, 1986.

External links

• Widecombe Fair at IMDb
• Widecombe Fair on the BFI Player (UK only)