The Mayor of Casterbridge (1921 film)

The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1921 British silent film drama directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Fred Groves, Pauline Peters and Warwick Ward.^[1] It was an adaptation of the 1886 novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy and was made with Hardy's collaboration.^[2]

The Mayor of Casterbridge
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Directed by	Sidney Morgan
Based on	The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
Starring	Fred Groves, Pauline Peters, Warwick Ward, Nell Emerald, Mavis Clair
Production company	Sidney Morgan's Shoreham Beach studio
Release date	1921 (1921)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	Silent

The film was largely filmed in Sussex, mainly in Steyning and partly at Morgan's Shoreham Beach studio, with other scenes filmed in the Dorset town of Dorchester,^[2] the actual setting of Casterbridge.

Partial cast

• Fred Groves – Michael Henchard
• Pauline Peters – Susan Henchard
• Warwick Ward – Newson
• Nell Emerald – Furmity Woman
• Mavis Clair – Elizabeth Jane