''God's Good Man'' is a 1919 British silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He a ...

and starring Basil Gill, Peggy Carlisle and Barry Bernard. It was based on a 1904 novel by

Marie Corelli Mary Mackay (1 May 185521 April 1924), also called Minnie Mackey and known by her pseudonym Marie Corelli (, also , ), was an English novelist. From the appearance of her first novel '' A Romance of Two Worlds'' in 1886, she became a bestselli ...

. Its plot involves an heiress who marries a much poorer man.

Cast

* Basil Gill as Reverend John Walden * Peggy Carlisle as Maryilla Vancourt * Barry Bernard as Julien Adderley * Hugh Dabernon-Stoke as Oliver Leach * Teddy Arundell as Bainton * Julian Henry as Lord Roxmouth * Temple Bell as Cicely Bourne * Kate Gurney as Mrs. Spice

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* 1919 films British silent feature films 1919 drama films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey Films based on British novels Films based on works by Marie Corelli Silent British drama films British black-and-white films 1910s British films {{1910s-UK-film-stub