The Old Curiosity Shop (1921 Film)
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''The Old Curiosity Shop'' 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
Thomas Bentley Thomas Bentley may refer to: * Thomas Bentley (director) Thomas Bentley (23 February 1884 – 23 December 1966) was a British film director. He directed 68 films between 1912 and 1941. He directed three films in the early DeForest Phonofilm sou ...
and starring Mabel Poulton, William Lugg and Hugh E. Wright.BFI.org
/ref> It is based on the 1841 novel ''
The Old Curiosity Shop ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' is the fourth novel by English author Charles Dickens; being one of his two novels (the other being ''Barnaby Rudge'') published along with short stories in his weekly serial ''Master Humphrey's Clock'', from 1840 t ...
'' by
Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and Social criticism, social critic. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by ...
. Bentley remade the novel as a sound film in 1934.


Cast

* Mabel Poulton as Little Nell * William Lugg as Grandfather * Hugh E. Wright as Tom Codlin * Pino Conti as Daniel Quilp * Bryan Powley as Single Gentleman *
Barry Livesey Barry Edwards Livesey (16 Oct 1905 in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan – 1959 in Maidstone, Kent) was a British stage and film actor. He was sometimes credited as Barrie Livesey. He was the son of Sam Livesey, the brother of actor Jack Livesey, and th ...
as Tom Scott * Cecil Bevan as
Sampson Brass Sampson Brass is a fictional character in the 1841 novel ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' by Charles Dickens. He is a corrupt attorney who affects feeling for his clients, whom he then cheats. Among his clients is the villainous Daniel Quilp, the novel ...
* Beatie Olna Travers as Sally Brass * Minnie Rayner as Mrs. Jarley * Dennis Harvey as Short Trotters * Dezma du May as Mrs. Quilp * Colin Craig as
Dick Swiveller Richard "Dick" Swiveller is a fictional character in the 1841 novel ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' by Charles Dickens. Initially a comical accessory to the antagonists in the novel, he undergoes a transformation, becoming a key helpmate bridging the d ...
* Fairy Emlyn as Mr. Marton * A. Harding Steerman as Mr. Marton


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* 1921 films 1920s historical drama films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Thomas Bentley Films based on The Old Curiosity Shop Films set in England Films set in the 19th century British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1921 drama films 1920s British films Silent British historical drama films English-language historical drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub