The House on the Marsh

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The House on the Marsh is a 1920 British silent crime film directed by Fred Paul and starring Cecil Humphreys, Peggy Patterson and Harry Welchman.^[1] It follows a Governess who unmasks the owner of her house as a criminal. It was based on an 1884 melodramatic novel by Florence Warden.

Cast

Cecil Humphreys – Gervas Rayner
Peggy Patterson – Violet Christie
Harry Welchman – Laurence Reed
Frank Stanmore – Reverend Golightly
Madge Tree – Sarah Gooch
Mary Godfrey – Miss Rayner

References

↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The HOUSE ON THE MARSH (1920)". 27 May 2009. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009.

External links

The House on the Marsh at IMDb
Florence Warden at Library of Congress , with 71library catalogue records

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[1] "BFI | Film & TV Database | The HOUSE ON THE MARSH (1920)". 27 May 2009. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009.

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v t e The films of Fred Paul
1910s	Infelice (1915) The Love Trail (1915) Whoso Is Without Sin (1916) The Vicar of Wakefield (1916) The New Clown (1916) Still Waters Run Deep (1916) Lady Windermere's Fan (1916) Dr. Wake's Patient (1916) The Lyons Mail (1916) The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1916) Her Greatest Performance (1916) Masks and Faces (1917)
1920s	Uncle Dick's Darling (1920) The Money Moon (1920) The Little Welsh Girl (1920) The Lights of Home (1920) The English Rose (1920) The Duchess of Seven Dials (1920) Lady Tetley's Decree (1920) The House on the Marsh (1920) The Woman Upstairs (1921) The Upper Hand (1921) The Sting of Death (1921) The Return (1921) The Oath (1921) The Nurse (1921) The Last Appeal (1921) The Happy Pair (1921) The Guardian of Honour (1921) The Gentle Doctor (1921) The Flirtations of Phyllis (1921) The Flat (1921) Polly (1921) Mary's Work (1921) Delilah (1921) A Woman Misunderstood (1921) A Voice from the Dead (1921) A Game for Two (1921) The Faithful Heart (1922) Brown Sugar (1922) If Four Walls Told (1923) The Right to Strike (1923) Castles in the Air (1923) The Hotel Mouse (1923) The Midnight Summons (1924) The Green Mist (1924) The Golden Pomegranates (1924) The Coughing Horror (1924) The Cafe L'Egypte (1924) Karamaneh (1924) Greywater Park (1924) Cragmire Tower (1924) The Last Witness (1925) Thou Fool (1926) Safety First (1926) Guy of Warwick (1926) The Luck of the Navy (1927) The Broken Melody (1929)
1930s	Romany Love (1931) In a Lotus Garden (1931)

The House on the Marsh

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