Pillars of Society (1920 film)

1920 film

Pillars of Society is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Rex Wilson and starring Ellen Terry, Norman McKinnel and Mary Rorke.[1] It was based on the 1877 play The Pillars of Society by Henrik Ibsen.[2] Location shooting was done in Norway,[3] in particular in Grimstad.[4] The adaptation is the first film screenplay written by Lydia Elizabeth Hayward. [5]

## Plot

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In Norway a shipping magnate frames his absent brother-in-law for theft and betrayal of his mistress.

## Cast

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* Ellen Terry \- Widow Bernick
* Norman McKinnel \- John Halligan
* Mary Rorke \- Mrs. Halligan
* Joan Lockton \- Diana Dorf
* Irene Rooke \- Martha Karsten
* Lydia Hayward \- Lena Hessel
* Charles Ashton \- Dick Alward
* John Kelt - Parson Rogers
* Pamela Neville - Florence
* Lovat Cave-Chinn - Olaf Hessel

## References

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1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | PILLARS OF SOCIETY (1920)". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
2. ^ Low, Rachael (13 September 2013). History of British Film (Volume 4): The History of the British Film 1918 - 1929. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-20640-5.
3. ^ Pagani, Maria Pia; Fryer, Paul (30 May 2017). Eleonora Duse and Cenere (Ashes): Centennial Essays. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-6375-3.
4. ^ Leitch, Thomas (17 March 2017). The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-933101-7.
5. ^ Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule (29 September 2015). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-31237-2.

## External links

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* Pillars of Society at IMDb

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Films by Rex Wilson

* Tom Brown's Schooldays (1916)
* The Life of Lord Kitchener (1917)
* Ora Pro Nobis (1917)
* Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (1918)
* The Man Who Won (1918)
* Lead, Kindly Light (1918)
* God Bless Our Red, White and Blue (1918)
* Onward Christian Soldiers (1918)
* The Right Element (1919)
* Quinneys (1919)
* In Bondage (1919)
* Hope (1919)
* Charity (1919)
* Faith (1919)
* Mrs. Thompson (1919)
* Pillars of Society (1920)
* Unmarried (1920)
* Tilly of Bloomsbury (1921)
* Housebreaker Charlie (1922)
* St. Elmo (1923)

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