''Mary-Find-the-Gold'' (or ''Mary Find the Gold'') is a 1921 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 George Pearson and starring

Betty Balfour Betty Balfour (born Florence Lilian Woods; 27 March 1902 – 4 November 1977) was an English screen actress, popular during the silent era, and known as the "British Mary Pickford" and "Britain's Queen of Happiness". She was best known to aud ...

Tom Coventry Tom Coventry (1856 – 1 December 1932) was a British actor. Coventry was born in Matangi near Hamilton, New Zealand and died, aged 76, in Ealing, London. Selected filmography * ''Five Nights'' (1915) * '' The New Clown'' (1916) * '' A Fortu ...

and Hugh E. Wright.Low p.409

Cast

as Mary Smith *

as Tom * Hugh E. Wright as Alfred Smith * Colin Craig as Jack Bryant *

Mabel Poulton Mabel Lilian Poulton (13 April 1901 – 21 December 1994) was an English film actress, popular in Britain during the era of silent films. Career Born in Bethnal Green, London, England, Poulton worked as a stenographer and entered films by ch ...

as Bessie Bryant *

Arthur Cleave Arthur Cleave (9 April 1884–2 December 1939) was a British actor. He died in London aged 55 and was buried in Brompton Cemetery in London. Selected filmography * ''The Romance of Old Bill'' (1918) * '' The Lady Clare'' (1919) * '' Garry ...

as Arthur Drew *

Mary Dibley Mary Dibley (21 February 1883 in London – 11 September 1968) was a British film actress. She was married to the actor Gerald Ames. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' The Shulamite'' (1915) * '' Sally in Our Alley'' (1916) * ...

as Miss Reeve * Madge Tree as Miss Stag * Betty Farquhar as Miss Payne *

Lilian Braithwaite Dame Florence Lilian Braithwaite (9 March 1873 – 17 September 1948) was an English actress, primarily of the stage, although she appeared in both silent and talkie films. Early life She was born in Ramsgate, Kent, the daughter of the Revd Joh ...

as Widow Mather *

Gladys Hamer Gladys Hamer (27 May 1884 – 13 March 1967) was a British stage and film actress. She appeared in a number of silent and early sound films. Selected filmography * '' Mary-Find-the-Gold'' (1921) * '' Monty Works the Wires'' (1921) * '' The Re ...

as Higgs * Thomas Weguelin as Wurzel Blake

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

* 1921 films 1921 drama films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by George Pearson Films set in England British black-and-white films 1920s British films Silent British drama films English-language drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub