Miss Charity

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Miss Charity
Directed by Edwin J. Collins
Written by Keble Howard (novel)
Produced byHarry B. Parkinson
StarringMargery Meadows
Dick Webb
Joan Lockton
Production
company
Master Film Company
Distributed by Butcher's Film Service
Release date
1921
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Miss Charity is a 1921 British silent romance film directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Margery Meadows, Dick Webb and Joan Lockton. [1] It was based on the 1908 novel by Keble Howard, [2] who praised the final film. [3]

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References

  1. "Miss Charity (1921)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018.
  2. Who Was Who 1916-28. Lists Howard's works. Bloomsbury. 2014. ISBN   9781408193365.
  3. Keble Howard (1927). My Motley Life. London: Ernest Benn Ltd. pp. 333–334. OCLC   963619742.