''Pillars of Society'' is a 1920 British silent

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It was based on the 1877 play ''

The Pillars of Society ''The Pillars of Society'' (or "Pillars of the Community"; original Norwegian title: ''Samfundets støtter'') is an 1877 play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen had great trouble with the writing of this play. The ending is ...

'' by

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was done in

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, in particular in

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. The adaptation is the first film screenplay written by Lydia Elizabeth Hayward.

Plot

In Norway a shipping magnate frames his absent brother-in-law for theft and betrayal of his mistress.

Cast

- Widow Bernick *

- John Halligan *

Mary Rorke Mary Rorke (14 February 1858, in London – 12 October 1938, in London) was a British stage and film actress.Mary Rorke

- Mrs. Halligan *

Joan Lockton Joan Rosamunde Lockton (4 September 1901 – 19 March 1973) was a British actress. In 1925 in Bloomsbury, she married Harry Levy, who managed traveling theatre revues. Selected filmography * '' The Disappearance of the Judge'' (1919) * '' Pill ...

- Diana Dorf *

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- Martha Karsten *

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- Lena Hessel * Charles Ashton - Dick Alward * John Kelt - Parson Rogers * Pamela Neville - Florence * Lovat Cave-Chinn - Olaf Hessel

References

External links

* 1920 films 1920 drama films Films based on works by Henrik Ibsen Films directed by Rex Wilson British films based on plays British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent British drama films English-language drama films {{silent-drama-film-stub