The Old Curiosity Shop (1914 film)
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| Directed by | Thomas Bentley |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Old Curiosity Shop is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Mai Deacon, Warwick Buckland and Alma Taylor. It was based on the 1841 novel The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, and was the first of three film adaptations of the story by Bentley. It was made by the Hepworth Company, the leading British film studio before the First World War.
Cast
[edit]- Mai Deacon as Little Nell
- Warwick Buckland as Grandfather Trent
- E. Felton as Quilp
- Alma Taylor as Mrs. Quilp
- Jamie Darling as The Single Gentleman
- Willie West as Dick Swiveller
- Billy Rex as Tom Codlin
- S. May as Sampson Brass
- Bert Stowe as Short
- Sydney Locklynne as Jerry
- Moya Nugent as Marchioness
- R. Phillips as Mrs. Jarley
Bibliography
[edit]- Giddings, Robert & Sheen, Erica. From Page To Screen: Adaptations of the Classic Novel . Manchester University Press, 5 May 2000
- Mee, John. The Cambridge Introduction to Charles Dickens. Cambridge University Press, 2010.
External links
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- 1914 films
- 1910s historical drama films
- British historical drama films
- 1910s English-language films
- Films directed by Thomas Bentley
- British silent feature films
- Films based on The Old Curiosity Shop
- Films set in England
- Films set in London
- Films set in the 1840s
- Hepworth Pictures films
- British black-and-white films
- 1914 drama films
- Silent historical drama films
- 1910s British films
- English-language historical drama films
- 1910s British film stubs