Hard Times (1915 film)

Hard Times
Hard Times
Directed by	Thomas Bentley
Written by	Charles Dickens (novel); Thomas Bentley;
Starring	Bransby Williams ; Leon M. Lion ; Dorothy Bellew;
Production; company	Transatlantic Films
Distributed by	Transatlantic Films
Release date	September 1915;
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Last updated October 03, 2025

Hard Times is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Bransby Williams, Leon M. Lion and Dorothy Bellew. It is based on the 1854 novel Hard Times by Charles Dickens.

Cast

Bransby Williams as Gradgrind
Leon M. Lion as Tom Gradgrind
Dorothy Bellew as Louisa
Madge Tree as Rachael
Mr. Forrest as Stephen Blackpool
F. Lymons as Josiah Bounderby
Will Corrie as Sleary
Clara Cooper as Cissie Jupe
J. Wynn Slater as James Harthouse

Bibliography

Giddings, Robert & Sheen, Erica. From Page to Screen: Adaptations of the Classic Novel. Manchester University Press, 5 May 2000
Mee, John. The Cambridge Introduction to Charles Dickens. Cambridge University Press, 2010.

External links

Hard Times at IMDb

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Television	Hard Times (1977)

Hard Times (1915 film)

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