Enoch Arden (1914 film)

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Enoch Arden is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Percy Nash and starring Gerald Lawrence, Fay Davis and Ben Webster. [1] It was based on the 1864 poem Enoch Arden by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

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  1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | ENOCH ARDEN (1914)". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2011.