Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924)
1924 · Silent film · 135 min · dir. Marshall Neilan
A Picture Filled With Tender Romance.
- Romance
- Drama
- History
Synopsis
In the year 1550, Sir George Vernon agrees to have his young daughter Dorothy betrothed to John Manners, the son of the Earl of Rutland. Sir George signs a contract, promising that the marriage will take place on Dorothy's 18th birthday, or else he will have to pay a large penalty to Rutland. But when the two children have grown older, rumors of John's wild behavior in France provoke Sir George to call off the engagement, and to pledge his daughter instead to her cousin Malcolm. Rutland now…
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Marshall Neilan
- Writer
- Charles Major
- Cinematography
- Charles Rosher
- Studio
- United Artists, Mary Pickford Company
- Released
- 1924-05-24
- Running time
- 135 minutes
Cast & crew
Marshall Neilan Director
Mary Pickford
Anders Randolf
Marc McDermott
Carrie Daumery
Allan Forrest
Lottie Pickford
Wilfred Lucas
Clare Eames
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · great film. · josephs82 · 2023-01-27
I have looked for this film forever, it is hard to find to stream thanks archive .org for having this film, I love it the costumes are great the story is great and of Course Mary Pickford is great as she is in any film of hers I saw she is truly the world greatest Actress and she unlike today actresses does it with a look truly one of a kind actresses and her hair and face very good.
