Bleak House (1920 film)
| Bleak House | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Written by | Charles Dickens (novel) William J. Elliott |
| Starring | Constance Collier Berta Gellardi Helen Haye Clifford Heatherley |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Ideal Film Company |
Release date | 15 January 1920 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Bleak House is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Constance Collier, Berta Gellardi and Helen Haye.[1] It is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1852 novel Bleak House. It was one of a large number of silent film versions of Dickens' stories.
Cast
- Constance Collier - Lady Dedlock
- Berta Gellardi - Esther Summerson
- Helen Haye - Miss Barbay
- E. Vivian Reynolds - Tulkinghorne
- Norman Page - Guppy
- Clifford Heatherley - Bucket
- Ian Swinley - Captain Hawdon
- A. Harding Steerman - Sir Leicester Dedlock
- Anthony St. John - Jo
- Teddy Arundell - George
- Beatrix Templeton - Rachel
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | BLEAK HOUSE (1920)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
External links
- Bleak House at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1920 films
- British films
- British historical films
- British drama films
- British silent films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Maurice Elvey
- 1920s drama films
- 1920s historical films
- Films based on British novels
- Films set in England
- Ideal Film Company films
- Films based on works by Charles Dickens
- Films set in London
- 1920s British film stubs
- British black-and-white films