''The Man and the Moment'' is a 1918 British silent

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directed by Arrigo Bocchi and starring Manora Thew,

Hayford Hobbs Hayford Hobbs (25 August 1890 – 10 January 1957) was a leading British film actor of the silent era and later became a film director. He was born in London, England, in 1891. He made his first screen appearance in the 1915 film ''The Third Gene ...

and

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.Low p.192 It is an adaptation of the 1914 novel of the same name by

Elinor Glyn Elinor Glyn ( Sutherland; 17 October 1864 – 23 September 1943) was a British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction, which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are relatively tame by modern stand ...

Plot

An American heiress marries a Scottish aristocrat. She leaves him and goes to Italy, but later returns.

Cast

* Manora Thew as Sabine Delburg *

as Lord Michael Arranstoun *

as Lord Henry Fordyce *

Maud Cressall Maud Cressall (1886–1962) was a British stage and film actress. Largely a theatre actress, she also appeared in nine silent films. She was at one point the protégé of W.S. Gilbert.Steman p.327 Filmography * '' The Man and the Moment'' (1918) ...

as Princess Morava * Peggy Carlisle as Miss Van der Water *

Jeff Barlow Jeff Barlow was a British actor who was born in Lancashire in 1871. Selected filmography * ''Rupert of Hentzau'' (1915) * '' The Man Who Bought London'' (1916) * '' Trouble for Nothing'' (1916) * ''Love's Old Sweet Song'' (1917) * '' The Happy Wa ...

as Armstrong *

Kenelm Foss Kenelm Foss (13 December 1885 – 28 November 1963) was a British actor, theatre director, author, screenwriter and film director. Early life and education He was born in Croydon, Surrey and studied art at the Wellesley School of Art and in Pa ...

as Prince Torniloni

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film, Volume III: 1914-1918''. Routledge, 1997.

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* 1918 films 1918 drama films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films based on British novels Films about weddings Films set in Italy Films set in Scotland Films directed by Arrigo Bocchi British black-and-white films 1910s British films Silent British drama films English-language drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub

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