The Bonnie Brier Bush

The Bonnie Brier Bush is a 1921 British drama film directed by Donald Crisp. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer.^[1] The film is considered to be lost.

The Bonnie Brier Bush
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Directed by	Donald Crisp
Written by	James MacArthur Augustus E. Thomas Margaret Turnbull
Based on	The Bonnie Brier Bush by Ian Maclaren
Starring	Donald Crisp
Cinematography	Claude L. McDonnell
Distributed by	Famous Players–Lasky British Producers
Release date	27 November 1921 (1921-11-27)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[2] dour Scottish shepherd Lachlan Campbell is exceedingly harsh with his daughter Flora. Flora and Lord Malcolm Hay, the son of the Earl of Kinspindle), marry secretly according to Scottish custom, and parental objection leads to misunderstandings followed by separation and misery. A logical resolution leads to a satisfactory ending.

Cast

• Donald Crisp as Lachlan Campbell
• Mary Glynne as Flora Campbell
• Alec Fraser as Lord Malcolm Hay
• Dorothy Fane as Kate Carnegie
• Jack East as Posty
• Langhorn Burton as John Carmichael (credited as Langhorne Burton)
• Jerrold Robertshaw as Earl of Kinspindle
• Adeline Hayden Coffin as Margaret Howe (credited as Mrs. Hayden-Coffin)

See also

• Alfred Hitchcock filmography