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Tense Moments with Great Authors

  • 1922
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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A series of twelve short films re-enacting highlights from famous novels. Individual titles are: #1: Trilby; #2: Les Miserables; #3: Sappho; #4: Nancy; #5: Fagin; #6: La Tosca; #7: Scrooge; ... Read allA series of twelve short films re-enacting highlights from famous novels. Individual titles are: #1: Trilby; #2: Les Miserables; #3: Sappho; #4: Nancy; #5: Fagin; #6: La Tosca; #7: Scrooge; #8: Vanity Fair; #9: East Lynne: #10: A Tale of Two Cities; #11: Moths; #12: David Garrick... Read allA series of twelve short films re-enacting highlights from famous novels. Individual titles are: #1: Trilby; #2: Les Miserables; #3: Sappho; #4: Nancy; #5: Fagin; #6: La Tosca; #7: Scrooge; #8: Vanity Fair; #9: East Lynne: #10: A Tale of Two Cities; #11: Moths; #12: David Garrick.

  • Directors
    • Harry B. Parkinson
    • W. Courtney Rowden
    • George Wynn
  • Writers
    • Alphonse Daudet
    • Charles Dickens
    • George L. Du Maurier
  • Stars
    • Phyllis Neilson-Terry
    • Charles Garry
    • Lyn Harding
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
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    • Directors
      • Harry B. Parkinson
      • W. Courtney Rowden
      • George Wynn
    • Writers
      • Alphonse Daudet
      • Charles Dickens
      • George L. Du Maurier
    • Stars
      • Phyllis Neilson-Terry
      • Charles Garry
      • Lyn Harding
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Phyllis Neilson-Terry
    • Trilby
    • (segment "Trilby")
    Charles Garry
    • Svengali
    • (segment "Trilby")
    Lyn Harding
    Lyn Harding
    • Jean Valjean
    • (segment "Miserables, Les")
    Hilda Moore
    • Sappho
    • (segment "Sappho")
    Sybil Thorndike
    Sybil Thorndike
    • Nancy
    • (segment "Nancy")
    Ivan Berlyn
    • Fagin
    • (segments "Nancy", "Fagin")
    Ethel Irving
    Ethel Irving
    • La Tosca
    • (segment "La Tosca")
    H.V. Esmond
    H.V. Esmond
    • Scrooge
    • (segment "Scrooge")
    Kyrle Bellew
    • Becky Sharp
    • (segment "Vanity Fair")
    Clive Brook
    Clive Brook
    • Rawdon Crawley
    • (segments "Vanity Fair", "Tale of Two Cities, A")
    • …
    Douglas Munro
    • Marquis of Staines
    • (segment "Vanity Fair")
    Henry Doughty
    • Mr. Wenham
    • (segment "Vanity Fair")
    Iris Hoey
    Iris Hoey
    • Isabel Carlyle
    • (segment "East Lynne")
    J. Fisher White
    J. Fisher White
    • Dr. Manette
    • (segment "Tale of Two Cities, A")
    Ann Trevor
    Ann Trevor
    • Lucie Manette
    • (segment "Tale of Two Cities, A")
    Cameron Carr
    Cameron Carr
      Milton Rosmer
      Milton Rosmer
      • David Garrick
      • (segment "David Garrick")
      • Directors
        • Harry B. Parkinson
        • W. Courtney Rowden
        • George Wynn
      • Writers
        • Alphonse Daudet
        • Charles Dickens
        • George L. Du Maurier
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      • Country of origin
        • United Kingdom
      • Languages
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        • English
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        • Silent
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