Dombey and Son (1917)
- Directed by
- Maurice Elvey
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A wealthy merchant runs his shipping business and family with a cold, controlling hand. His obsession with his son over his daughter leads to tragedy.
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What happens
Dombey and Son is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Norman McKinnel, Lilian Braithwaite and Hayford Hobbs. It is an adaptation of the 1848 novel Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens. It is unknown if any copy of the film exists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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