The Deemster
Cast & Crew
Howell Hansel
Derwent Hall Caine
Marian Swayne
Sidney Bracy
Albert Froom
K. Barnes Clarendon
Film Details
Synopsis
Daniel Mylrea, a fisherman and the son of the Bishop of the Isle of Man, is in love with Mona, the daughter of the Deemster. Mona's father and her brother Ewan disapprove of Dan, and consequently, when an argument breaks out between Ewan and Dan, the Deemster orders that the lovers separate forever. After learning that they are continuing to meet in secret, the Deemster convinces Ewan that Dan has dishonored Mona. In a rage, Ewan attacks Dan with a knife, and is hurled over a cliff and killed. Dan surrenders and is tried in court with his father officiating as supreme judge. Sentenced to become an outcast with whom none may communicate, Dan lives alone in a hut by the sea. Seven years later, a plague ravages through the island and the people anxiously await the arrival of a monk from Ireland who carries the antidote. The monk's ship is wrecked and he floats ashore, the sole survivor. Reaching Dan's hut, the monk dies from his injuries, but Dan, now disguised as the monk, fulfills the latter's mission. When all but one of the healing powders are used up, Dan sickens with the plague. Confronted with the alternative of saving himself or the Deemster, Dan gives his old enemy the antidote and returns to his hut, where he dies in Mona's arms.
Director
Howell Hansel
Cast
Derwent Hall Caine
Marian Swayne
Sidney Bracy
Albert Froom
K. Barnes Clarendon
Alexander Hall
James Levering
Ben Lodge
Thomas O'malley
Lee Post
William V. Miller
Freeman Barnes
Barry Whitcomb
Crew
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Notes
The original title of this film was The Bishop's Son. Derwent Hall Caine, the son of the author, also starred in the stage production of the novel entitled The Bishop's Son, which opened in London on October 1, 1910. Scenes in the film were shot on Block Island, RI.
