The Passionate Friends (1922 film)

The Passionate Friends is a 1922 British romantic drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Milton Rosmer, Valia, and Fred Raynham.^[2][1] It is based on H. G. Wells' The Passionate Friends: A Novel (1913), which was adapted again by David Lean for his 1949 film The Passionate Friends.

The Passionate Friends
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Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Written by	Leslie Howard Gordon
Based on	The Passionate Friends: A Novel by H. G. Wells
Starring	Milton Rosmer Valia Fred Raynham
Cinematography	John J. Cox[1]
Production company	Stoll Pictures
Distributed by	Stoll Pictures
Release date	January 1922 (1922-01)
Running time	90 min. (U.S. edition)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

Cast

• Milton Rosmer as Steven Stratton
• Valia as Lady Mary Christian
• Fred Raynham as Harrison Justin
• Madge Stuart as Rachel Moore
• Lawford Davidson as Guy Ladislaw
• Ralph Forster as Philip Evesham
• Teddy Arundell as Edward Stratton
• Annie Esmond as Maid

Production

The Passionate Friends was part of the Stoll Pictures' "Eminent Authors" series of films. Although based upon Wells' 1913 social realist novel, it largely avoided any of Wells' radical social commentary regarding the United Kingdom.^[3]