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The Will (1921)

The Will poster
Directed by
A.V. Bramble
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy widow's daughter falls in love with the family chauffeur. The story is based on a play by J. M. Barrie.

melodramaticdatedstagysentimentalold-fashionedslow-pacedrestrained

What happens

The Will is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by A. V. Bramble and starring Milton Rosmer, Evangeline Hilliard and Anthony Holles. It was based on the 1914 play The Will by J. M. Barrie. The plot revolves around the widow of a rich woman whose daughter falls in love with the family chauffeur. In terms of screen adaptations of Barrie's plays "during the 1920s in Britain only the plays The Twelve-Pound Look and The Will, both starring Milton Rosmer were filmed. " (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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