A Lowland Cinderella
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A Lowland Cinderella | |
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Directed by | Sidney Morgan |
Written by | S. R. Crockett (novel) |
Starring | Joan Morgan Ralph Forbes George Foley Mavis Clair |
Cinematography | |
Production company | Progress Films |
Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service (US) |
Release date | December 1921[1] |
Running time | 58 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
A Lowland Cinderella is a 1921 British silent romance film adaptation of S. R. Crockett's novel directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Joan Morgan, Ralph Forbes and George Foley.
Plot[]
A 1920s version of the Cinderella story, the film tells the story of a Scottish girl, Hester Stirling, whose father, David Stirling, a gold prospector in South Africa, leaves behind a bag full of precious stones. Her evil guardian, Dr. Silvanus Torpichan, appropriates it and forces her to work as a servant in his home.[2][unreliable source?]
Cast[]
- Joan Morgan as Hester Stirling
- Ralph Forbes as Master of Darrock
- George Foley as David Stirling
- as Mrs. Torpichan
- Mavis Clair as Ethel Torpichan
- Nell Emerald as Megsy
- as Claudia Torpichan
- as Dr. Silvanus Torpichan
- Kate Phillips as Grandmother Stirling
- as Tom Torpichan
- as Duchess of Niddisdale
References[]
- ^ Low p.405
- ^ "A Lowland Cinderella" (in Italian). Mymovies.it. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
Bibliography[]
- Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links[]
- A Lowland Cinderella at IMDb
- A Lowland Cinderella (1921) at the British Film Institute
- A Lowland Cinderella at the
Categories:
- 1921 films
- British films
- British romance films
- British silent feature films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Sidney Morgan
- 1920s romance films
- Films based on British novels
- British black-and-white films
- Films set in Scotland
- 1920s British film stubs