The Firm of Girdlestone (movie 1916)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
The Firm of Girdlestone is a American silent movie, adapted by Bannister Merwin, directed by Harold Shaw, released on 6 april 1916 in UK (4 reels) by London Film Co. and on 8 october 1916 in USA (5 reels) by Vitagraph, starring Charles Rock as John Girdlestone and Edna Flugrath as Kate Harston.
The movie is an adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Firm of Girdlestone (1890).
Cast
- John Girdlestone : Charles Rock
- Kate Harston : Edna Flugrath
- Ezra Girdlestone : Fred Groves
- Tom Dimsdale : Hayford Hobbs
- Major Tobias Clutterbuck : Wyndam Guise
- Rebecca : Molly Terraine
- Mrs. Scully : Gwynne Herbert
- Director : Harold Shaw
- Screenplay : Bannister Merwin
Reviews
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Review in Motion Picture News
(14 october 1916, p. 2397)