The Manchester Man (film)
The Manchester Man is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Bert Wynne and starring Hayford Hobbs, Aileen Bagot and Joan Hestor.[1] It was an adaptation of the 1876 novel The Manchester Man by Isabella Banks. It follows the lifetime of a Manchester resident Jabez Clegg during the turbulent 19th century.
| The Manchester Man | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the first edition of The Manchester Man | |
| Directed by | Bert Wynne |
| Written by | Isabella Banks (novel) Eliot Stannard |
| Starring | Hayford Hobbs Aileen Bagot Joan Hester Warwick Ward |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Ideal Film Company |
Release date | 1920 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The plot has been summarized by Denis Gifford as "Lancashire, 1800. Clerk loves merchant's daughter who elopes with crook."[2]
Cast
- Hayford Hobbs - Jabez Clegg
- Aileen Bagot - Augusta Ashton
- Joan Hestor - Bess Clegg
- Warwick Ward - Captain Aspinall
- A. Harding Steerman - Mr Ashton
- Dora De Winton - Mrs Ashton
- Hubert Willis - Simon Clegg
- William Burchill - Reverend Jotty Brooks
- Charles Pelly - Kit
- Cecil Calvert - Man of Affairs
References
- BFI.org
- "The Manchester Man" in Denis Gifford, British Film Catalogue: Volume 1, the Fiction Film (2016)
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