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The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England

1914 · 60 min · US

Directed by Maurice Tourneur

An earl's son, expelled, has to earn a half crown before he can come home, and a parson's daughter with a ring she believes is magic helps him do it. Maurice Tourneur arrived in America with pictorial composition already in hand, and the light in the garden shows it; Fort Lee stands in for old England, with John van den Broek on camera. His first American film, for World, 1914, an hour.

Drama

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1914 · Source: Internet Archive

Public domain presentation

Public Domain Source

Internet Archive

Cast & Crew

Maurice Tourneur · DirectorVivian Martin · Sally, The Parson's DaughterAlec B. Francis · The Earl Of Bateson

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Cast

Principal players
Vivian Martin

Vivian Martin

Sally, The Parson's Daughter

Alec B. Francis

Alec B. Francis

The Earl Of Bateson

Chester Barnett

Chester Barnett

The Earl's Son, Giles

Johnny Hines

Johnny Hines

A Jolly Boy

G

Gyp Williams

The Orphan

S

Simeon Wiltsie

The Parson

W

Walter Morton

Mr. Annesley

Crew

Maurice Tourneur

writer

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