Silas Marner
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Cast & Crew
Ernest Warde
Frederick Warde
Louise Emerald Bates
Morgan Jones
Thomas Curran
Mademoiselle Valkyrien
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In England during the nineteenth century, townspeople force Silas Marner, a weaver, to leave by falsely accusing him of robbery. Embittered, Silas resettles and devotes all of his time and energy to hoarding gold. Dunstan Cass steals the fortune, however, and disappears, and Silas' sorrow at the loss is assuaged only partially when Eppie, a young girl, wanders into his house after her mother has frozen to death. Slowly, Silas comes to love the girl and to think of her as his daughter. Then, Dunstan's brother Godfrey recognizes Eppie as his own illegitimate daughter. He remains silent for many years until, urged on by his wife Nancy, he asks Eppie to live with him. Eppie, however, chooses to remain with Silas, whom she has considered her father for many years. Meanwhile, Dunstan's long-dead body is found in a well, with Silas' money box still in the corpse's hands.
Director
Ernest Warde
Cast
Frederick Warde
Louise Emerald Bates
Morgan Jones
Thomas Curran
Mademoiselle Valkyrien
Ethel Jewett
Frank L. Mcnish
Hector Dion
Arthur L. Rankin
Elsie Jordan
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Director Ernest Warde was the son of the film's star, Frederick Warde. Sources indicate that Silas Marner marked Frederick's Warde's film debut. Eliot's novel was adapted several other times: in 1909 by Biograph as A Fair Exchange, with Henry B. Walthall as Marner and D. W. Griffith directing; in 1911 by Thanhouser, directed by Theodore Marston; in 1913 by Edison, directed by Charles Brabin; in 1920 by Chopin Features as The Little Outcast, directed by Paul Price ( listing); and in 1922 by Donovan-Milo Productions, with Frank P. Donovan directing.
