The Admirable Crichton (1918 film)
The Admirable Crichton is a 1918 British silent comedy film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Basil Gill, Mary Dibley and James Lindsay.[1] It was based on the 1902 play The Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie.
In 1919 it was filmed by Cecil B. DeMille as Male and Female starring Gloria Swanson.
Premise
When they are stranded on a desert island, an aristocratic family fall increasingly under the sway of their charismatic, competent butler.
Cast
- Basil Gill as Crichton
- Mary Dibley as Lady Mary Lasenby
- James Lindsay as Woolley
- Lennox Pawle as Lord Loam
- Lillian Hall-Davis as Lady Agatha Lasenby
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The ADMIRABLE CRICHTON (1918)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
External links
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Categories:
- 1918 films
- British silent feature films
- British comedy films
- English-language films
- Films directed by G. B. Samuelson
- British films based on plays
- Films based on works by J. M. Barrie
- Films set in London
- 1910s comedy films
- British films
- British black-and-white films
- Films about survivors of seafaring accidents or incidents
- Films set on uninhabited islands
- British silent comedy film stubs