Tom Jones (1917 film)

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Tom Jones
Directed by Edwin J. Collins
Written by Eliot Stannard
Based on Tom Jones
1749 novel
by Henry Fielding
Starring Langhorn Burton
Sybil Arundale
Will Corrie
Wyndham Guise
Production
company
Distributed byIdeal Film Company
Release date
  • December 1917 (1917-12)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Tom Jones is 1917 British comedy film directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Langhorn Burton, Sybil Arundale and Will Corrie. [1] It is an adaptation of the 1749 novel Tom Jones by Henry Fielding.

Contents

Premise

After being disgraced at home Tom Jones enjoys a series of adventures on the road to London.

Cast

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References

  1. BFI.org