Silas Marner (1916)
After having been wrongly accused of murder and robbery, a heretofore kindly and gregarious weaver becomes a nasty, bitter, lonely old miser. Originally a seven-reel picture, a three-reel re-release survives.
- Date of release
- 1916-02-18
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 44m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Director
- Ernest C. Warde
Casting
- Frederick Warde — Silas
- Louise Bates — His sweetheart
- Morgan Jones — His supposed friend
- Thomas A. Curran — Godfrey
- Valda Valkyrien — Molly
- Ethel Jewett — Nancy
- Frank McNish — The Squire Cass
- Hector Dion — Dunstan
- Arthur Rankin — Lammeter
- Elise Jordan — Priscilla
Interesting facts
- Based on: Silas Marner
Silas Marner is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring Frederick Warde, Valda Valkyrien, and Morgan Jones. It is an adaptation of the 1861 novel of the same name by George Eliot.
Production
The role of Marner was played by Frederick Warde, who was the father of director Ernest C. Warde. The film was originally planned that the film have a length of 5 reels, but, after filming was complete, it was found to require 7 reels for the story. Studio head Edwin Thanhouser justified this extension to Mutual Film president John R.
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