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Dombey and Son
(1917) England
B&W : Seven reels / 6800 feet
Directed by Maurice Elvey

Cast: Norman McKinnel [Paul Dombey], Lilian Braithwaite [Edith Dombey], Hayford Hobbs [Walter Dombey], Odette Goimbault [Florence Dombey], Douglas Munro [Solomon Gillis], Jerrold Robertshaw [Carker], Fewlass Llewellyn [Bagstock], Will Corrie [Captain Scuttle], Evelyn Walsh Hall [Mrs. Skenton]

Ideal Films, Limited, production; distributed by Ideal Films, Limited. / Produced by Maurice Elvey and Fred Paul. Scenario by Eliot Stannard, from the novel Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Modern dress version of Dickens’ novel. The film was released in the USA (in six reels) by Triangle Distributing Company on 29 July 1919.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown) [United Kingdom]; Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Authors: Charles Dickens

Listing updated: 2 November 2022.

References: Everson-American p. 100; Gifford-British n. 06489; Limbacher-Feature p. 66; Perry-British p. 315 : Website-IMDb.