Dombey_and_Son_(film)

<i>Dombey and Son</i> (film)

Dombey and Son (film)

1917 British film

Dombey and Son is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Norman McKinnel, Lilian Braithwaite and Hayford Hobbs.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1848 novel Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens. It is unknown if any copy of the film exists.

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Plot

The dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth to their son.

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    "Dombey and Son (1917) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2016.


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