The Toilers (1919 film)
The Toilers is a 1919 British romantic drama film starring Ronald Colman as a young man who leaves behind his family and girl in a Cornish fishing village to seek his fortune in London.[2] Two of five reels survive.[3]
| The Toilers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tom Watts |
| Written by | R. C. Sherriff Eliot Stannard |
| Based on | novel Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo[1] |
| Produced by | Neville Bruce |
| Starring | Manora Thew George Dewhurst Gwynne Herbert Ronald Colman |
| Cinematography | E. G. Egrot |
Production company | Diamond Super Film Company |
| Distributed by | Neville Bruce, Limited |
Release dates |
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Running time | 5 reels[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Silent |
Cast
- Manora Thew as Rose
- George Dewhurst as Jack
- Gwynne Herbert as Mother
- Ronald Colman as Bob
- Eric Barker as Jack (as a child)
- John Corrie as Lighthouse Keeper
- Mollie Terraine as Merchant's Daughter
References
- "The Toilers". silentera.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- "The Toilers (1919)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- Frank, Sam (1997). Ronald Colman: A Bio-Bibliography. Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts (No. 74). Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-26433-3. p. 61.
External links
- The Toilers at IMDb
- The Toilers (1919) at the British Film Institute
- The Toilers at silentera.com
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