The Mill on the Floss (1937)
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It's a tossup as to which George Eliot novel has most often been adapted to the screen, though it appears that Mill on the Floss has nosed out Silas Marner. Set in early 19th century England, the story focuses on the long-standing rivalry between two Lincolnshire families. The animosity stems from the refusal of mill owner Mr. Tulliver (Sam Livesey) to relinquish his water rights to demonic solicitor Mr. Wakem (Felix Aylmer). Caught in the legal crossfire is Tulliver's daughter Maggie (Geraldine Fitzgerald), in love with Wakem's good-hearted (albeit physically challenged) son Philip (Frank Lawton). When Maggie's good name is compromised by scandal, it is Philip who champions her cause, allowing them both a brief respite of happiness before the inevitable tragic denoument, in which the Floss River itself becomes a "character". Released in the US at 82 minutes, Mill on the Floss has since been restored to its original 94 minutes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Geraldine Fitzgerald - Maggie Tulliver
- Victoria Hopper - Lucy Deane
- James Mason - Tom Tulliver
- Sam Livesey - Mr. Tulliver
- Athene Seyler - Mrs. Pullet
- Amy Veness - Mrs. Deane
- William Devlin - Bob Jakin
- Eldon Gorst - Tom as a Child
- W.E. Holloway - D. Stelling
- Betty Marsden
- Sydney Monckton
- Hilary Pritchard
- Cynthia Stock
- David Horne - Mr. Deane
- Frank Lawton - Philip Wakem
- Fay Compton - Mrs. Tulliver
- Griffith Jones - Stephen Guest
- Mary Clare - Mrs. Moss
- Martita Hunt - Mrs. Glegg
- Felix Aylmer - Mr. Wakem
- Ivor Barnard - Mr. Moss
- O.B. Clarence - Mr. Gore
- Eliot Makeham - Mr. Pullet
- Edmund Willard
- Arthur West Payne - Bob Jakin as a Child
- Fred Withers
- Cecil Ramage - Luke
- Philip Sydney Frost - Philip Wakem as a Child
- Director(s):
- Tim Whelan, Sr.
- Writer(s):
- Tim Whelan, Sr., Austin Melford, John Drinkwater
- Producer(s):
- John Clein
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