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The Admirable Crichton (1918 film)

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The Admirable Crichton
Directed byG. B. Samuelson
Based onThe Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie
StarringBasil Gill

Mary Dibley James Lindsay Lennox Pawle

Lillian Hall-Davis
Release date
  • 1918 (1918)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Admirable Crichton is a 1918 British silent comedy film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Basil Gill, Mary Dibley and James Lindsay.[1] It was based on the 1902 play The Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie.

In 1919 it was filmed by Cecil B. DeMille as Male and Female starring Gloria Swanson.

Premise

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When they are stranded on a desert island, an aristocratic family fall increasingly under the sway of their charismatic, competent butler.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The ADMIRABLE CRICHTON (1918)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
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