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 | |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films |
Release date | December 1928 |
Running time | 6,800 feet[1] |
| 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.[2] A farmer is able to save his farm when he digs up buried treasure. The film's plot was adapted from a novel by Eden Philpotts, loosely based on the popular folk song Widecombe Fair.
Cast
- William Freshman - The Lover
- Marguerite Allan - The Daughter
- Wyndham Standing - The Squire
- Violet Hopson - The Widow
- Moore Marriott - Uncle Tom Cobleigh
- George Cooper - The Farmer
- Aubrey Fitzgerald - The Bailiff
- Eva Llewellyn - The Wife
- Judd Green - The Landlord
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
- Wood, Linda. British Films 1927-1939. BFI, 1986.
References
- ^ Low p.479
- ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/58053
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