Kipps (1921)

Directed by

Harold M. Shaw

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel about an orphaned young man who inherits money and moves up in social class. It follows his struggles to navigate the expectations of high society.

understatedrestrainedclass-consciousslow-pacedearnestgentledated

What happens

Kipps is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring George K. Arthur, Edna Flugrath and Christine Rayner. It is an adaptation of the 1905 novel Kipps by H. G. Wells. It was made by Stoll Pictures, the largest film company in the British Isles at the time. The novel was subsequently remade into the 1941 sound film Kipps directed by Carol Reed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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