The Ever Open Door
The Ever Open Door is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Fred Goodwins and starring Hayford Hobbs, Daphne Glenne and Margaret Hope.[1] It was based on the play The Ever Open Door by George R. Sims, a leading Victorian writer of stage melodramas. It was one of a number of Sim's plays to be adapted for cinema during the Silent era.[2]
| The Ever Open Door | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Fred Goodwins |
| Written by | George R. Sims (play) William J. Elliott |
| Starring | Hayford Hobbs Daphne Glenne Margaret Hope Ralph Forster |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Ideal Film Company |
Release date | 1920 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Hayford Hobbs - Dick
- Daphne Glenne - Miriam
- Margaret Hope - Janet
- Sydney Wood - Robbie
- Terence Cavanagh - Honourable John Halstead
- Ralph Forster - Father Clement
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929. Routledge, 1997.
- Richards, Jeffrey (ed.). The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929- 1939. I.B. Tauris & Co, 1998.
References
- http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/200710
- Richards p.143
External links
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