Passers By (1920 film)

Passers By
Directed by	J. Stuart Blackton
Written by	Stanley Olmstead
Based on	Passers By by C. Haddon Chambers
Produced by	J. Stuart Blackton
Starring	Herbert Rawlinson Leila Valentine Ellen Burford
Cinematography	William S. Adams
Production company	J. Stuart Blackton Feature Pictures
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	June 20, 1920 (1920-06-20)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Passers By is a 1920 American silent romantic drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Leila Valentine and Ellen Burford. It was based on a 1911 West End play of the same title by C. Haddon Chambers, which had previously been made into the 1916 film Passers By.

Plot

In England a young man falls in love with the governess to his stepsister's children. When she discovers about the potential relationship she does her best to sabotage it due to her snobbish attitudes.

Cast

• Herbert Rawlinson as Peter Waverton
• Leila Valentine as Margaret Summers
• Ellen Burford as Beatrice Dainton
• Pauline Coffyn as Lady Hurley
• William J. Ferguson as Pine, the Butler
• Tom Lewis as Nighty
• Dick Lee as Burns
• Charles Stuart Blackton as Little Peter

Bibliography

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• Passers By at IMDb