The Squire of Long Hadley

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The Squire of Long Hadley
Directed by Sinclair Hill
Written byE. Newton Bungay (novel)
Sinclair Hill
Starring Marjorie Hume
Brian Aherne
Eileen Dennes
Production
company
Distributed byStoll Pictures
Release date
1 May 1925
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Squire of Long Hadley is a 1925 British silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Marjorie Hume, Brian Aherne and G. H. Mulcaster [1] It was adapted from a novel by E. Newton Bungay and was also known under the alternative title of Romance of Riches.

Contents

Premise

A social-climbing businessman becomes a squire of a village.

Cast

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References

  1. BFI.org [ dead link ]

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