''Inheritance'' is a 1920 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

Wilfred Noy Wilfred Noy (born Wilfred Noy Blumberg, 24 December 1883 – 29 March 1948) was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer, producer of the silent film, silent era. Noy was the maternal uncle of Leslie Howard (actor), Le ...

and starring Mary Odette and Jack Hobbs.

Plot

The story has been summed up as "Squire's son weds fishergirl who saved his life, becomes dockers' leader, and weds lady he loves on wife's death".Denis Gifford, ''British Film Catalogue: Volume 1: the Fiction Film'' (Routledge, 2016)
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Cast

* Mary Odette as Rachel * Jack Hobbs as David StMaur * Ursula Hughes as Peggy Falconer * Simeon Stuart as Sir Henry StMaur * D. J. Williams as Tulliver * F. Pope-Stamper as Walter Clifford *

Mary Forbes Mary Forbes (born Ethel Louise Young; 1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974) was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films from 1919 to 1958.1920 films 1920 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Wilfred Noy British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent British drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub