Passers By

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Passers By
Herbert Rawlinson in Passers By 1 by J. Stuart Blackton Film Daily 1920.png
Directed by J. Stuart Blackton
Written by Stanley Olmstead
Based onPassers By by C. Haddon Chambers
Produced byJ. Stuart Blackton
Starring Herbert Rawlinson
Leila Valentine
Ellen Burford
Cinematography William S. Adams
Production
company
J. Stuart Blackton Feature Pictures
Distributed by Pathé Exchange
Release date
June 20, 1920
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Passers By is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Leila Valentine and Ellen Burford. It was based on a 1911 West End play of the same title by C. Haddon Chambers, which had previously been made into the 1916 film Passers By . [1]

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Synopsis

In England a young man falls in love with the governess to his stepsister's children. When she discovers about the potential relationship she does her best to sabotage it due to her snobbish attitudes.

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References

  1. Goble p.903

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