Pillars of Society is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Rex Wilson and starring Ellen Terry, Norman McKinnel and Mary Rorke.[1] It was based on the 1877 play The Pillars of Society by Henrik Ibsen.[2] Location shooting was done in Norway,[3] in particular in Grimstad.[4] The adaptation is the first film screenplay written by Lydia Elizabeth Hayward. [5]
Plot
In Norway a shipping magnate frames his absent brother-in-law for theft and betrayal of his mistress.
Cast
- Ellen Terry - Widow Bernick
- Norman McKinnel - John Halligan
- Mary Rorke - Mrs. Halligan
- Joan Lockton - Diana Dorf
- Irene Rooke - Martha Karsten
- Lydia Hayward - Lena Hessel
- Charles Ashton - Dick Alward
- John Kelt - Parson Rogers
- Pamela Neville - Florence
- Lovat Cave-Chinn - Olaf Hessel
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | PILLARS OF SOCIETY (1920)". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ Low, Rachael (13 September 2013). History of British Film (Volume 4): The History of the British Film 1918 - 1929. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-20640-5.
- ^ Pagani, Maria Pia; Fryer, Paul (30 May 2017). Eleonora Duse and Cenere (Ashes): Centennial Essays. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-6375-3.
- ^ Leitch, Thomas (17 March 2017). The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-933101-7.
- ^ Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule (29 September 2015). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-31237-2.
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