A Lowland Cinderella

A Lowland Cinderella
Directed by Sidney Morgan
Written by S. R. Crockett (novel)
Starring Joan Morgan
Ralph Forbes
George Foley
Mavis Clair
Cinematography Stanley Mumford
Production
company
Progress Films
Distributed by Butcher's Film Service
Second National Film Corporation (US)
Release date
 December 1921[1]
Running time
 58 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language 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]

Cast

  • Joan Morgan as Hester Stirling
  • Ralph Forbes as Master of Darrock
  • George Foley as David Stirling
  • Mary Carnegie as Mrs. Torpichan
  • Mavis Clair as Ethel Torpichan
  • Nell Emerald as Megsy
  • Eileen Grace as Claudia Torpichan
  • Charles Levey as Dr. Silvanus Torpichan
  • Kate Phillips as Grandmother Stirling
  • Cecil Susands as Tom Torpichan
  • Frances Wetherall as Duchess of Niddisdale

References

  1. ↑ Low p.405
  2. ↑ "A Lowland Cinderella" (in Italian). Mymovies.it. Retrieved January 18, 2017.

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.


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