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. Archived from the original on 13 February 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
- 1918 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