The Enchanted Cottage (1924)
The Enchanted Cottage stars Richard Barthelmess as Oliver, a physically and emotionally wounded World War I veteran who comes home to a fiancée who promptly leaves him. Licking his wounds in solitude, he meets a young woman named Laura (May McAvoy). They fall in love and agree to marry, but unexpected and magical events occur inside The Enchanted Cottage where they have agreed to spend their wedding night.
- Date of release
- 1924-03-23
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- John S. Robertson
Casting
- Richard Barthelmess — Oliver Bashforth
- May McAvoy — Laura Pennington
- Ida Waterman — Mrs. Smallwood
- Florence Short — Ethel Bashforth
- Alfred Hickman — Rupert Smallwood
- Marion Coakley — Beatrice Vaughn
- Holmes Herbert — Major Hillgrove
- Ethel Wright — Mrs. Minnett
- Harry Allen — Riggs
- Polly Archer
- Nanci Price
Interesting facts
The Enchanted Cottage is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson based upon a 1923 play by Arthur Wing Pinero. The film was produced by Richard Barthelmess, through his company Inspiration, and released through Associated First National. Barthelmess and May McAvoy star in the drama, which shows how two lonely people—a young man mutilated in war and a plain young woman—experience the transforming power of love.
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