| The Ever Open Door | |
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| Directed by | Fred Goodwins |
| Written by | George R. Sims (play) William J. Elliott |
| Starring | Hayford Hobbs Daphne Glenne Margaret Hope Ralph Forster |
| Production company | Ideal Film Company |
| Distributed by | Ideal Film Company |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Ever Open Door is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Fred Goodwins and starring Hayford Hobbs, Daphne Glenne and Margaret Hope. It was based on the play The Ever Open Door by George R. Sims, a leading Victorian writer of stage melodramas. It was one of a number of Sim's plays to be adapted for cinema during the Silent era.
Cast
- Hayford Hobbs - Dick
- Daphne Glenne - Miriam
- Margaret Hope - Janet
- Sydney Wood - Robbie
- Terence Cavanagh - Honourable John Halstead
- Ralph Forster - Father Clement
References
- "BFI | Film & TV Database | The EVER OPEN DOOR (1920)". 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Richards p.143
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929. Routledge, 1997.
- Richards, Jeffrey (ed.). The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929- 1939. I.B. Tauris & Co, 1998.
External links
| The films of Fred Goodwins | |
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