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1917 British film by Maurice Elvey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dombey and Son is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Norman McKinnel, Lilian Braithwaite and Hayford Hobbs.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1848 novel Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens. It is unknown if any copy of the film exists.
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Dombey and Son | |
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Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
Written by | Charles Dickens (novel) Eliot Stannard |
Produced by | Fred Paul Maurice Elvey |
Starring | Norman McKinnel Lilian Braithwaite Hayford Hobbs Douglas Munro |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Ideal Film Company |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth to their son.
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