Pillars of Society (1920 film)

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Pillars of Society is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Rex Wilson and starring Ellen Terry, Norman McKinnel and Mary Rorke. [1] It was based on the 1877 play The Pillars of Society by Henrik Ibsen. [2] Location shooting was done in Norway, [3] in particular in Grimstad. [4] The adaptation is the first film screenplay written by Lydia Elizabeth Hayward. [5]

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Plot

In Norway a shipping magnate frames his absent brother-in-law for theft and betrayal of his mistress.

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References

  1. ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | PILLARS OF SOCIETY (1920)". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Low, Rachael (13 September 2013). History of British Film (Volume 4): The History of the British Film 1918 - 1929. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-136-20640-5.
  3. ↑ Pagani, Maria Pia; Fryer, Paul (30 May 2017). Eleonora Duse and Cenere (Ashes): Centennial Essays. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-6375-3.
  4. ↑ Leitch, Thomas (17 March 2017). The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-933101-7.
  5. ↑ Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule (29 September 2015). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Springer. ISBN   978-1-137-31237-2.


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