The Manxman (1917 film)

The Manxman

U.S. theatrical release poster
Directed by George Loane Tucker
Written by Kenelm Foss
Based on The Manxman 
by Hall Caine
Starring Henry Ainley
Adeline Hayden Coffin
Will Corrie
Production
company
London Film Company
Distributed by Jury Films
Goldwyn Pictures
Release dates
  • December 1916
    (United Kingdom)
  • 19 August 1917 (1917-08-19) (United States)
Running time
90 mins.
Country United States
Language Silent
English intertitles

The Manxman (also known as The Manx-Man) is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Henry Ainley, Adeline Hayden Coffin and Will Corrie. It is based on the novel the 1894 novel of the same name by Hall Caine.[1] A second, silent adaptation was released in 1929 and directed by Alfred Hitchcock.[2]

Upon its release in England in December 1916, The Manxman was a financial and critical success. It was one of the few British films released in the United States where it was also a hit.[3][4] No known copies of the film are known to exist, and The Manxman destroyed of MGM Vault in 1967.[5]

Cast

Production notes

Produced by the London Film Company, The Manxman was filmed on location on the Isle of Man.[4]

References

  1. Goble, Alan, ed. (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 67. ISBN 3-110-95194-0.
  2. Strauss, Marc Raymond (2004). Alfred Hitchcock's Silent Films. McFarland. p. 195. ISBN 0-786-41901-6.
  3. National Board of Review (1951). "Book Reviews". Films in Review (National Board of Review of Motion Pictures) 2: 55. ISSN 0015-1688.
  4. 1 2 Allen, Vivien (1997). Hall Caine: Portrait of a Victorian Romancer. A & C Black. p. 363. ISBN 1-850-75809-3.
  5. Palmer, R. Barton (2011). Palmer, R. Barton; Boyd, David, ed. Hitchcock at the Source: The Auteur as Adapter. SUNY Press. p. 62. ISBN 1-438-43750-1.

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