Milestones is a 1920 American silent historical drama film directed by Paul Scardon and starring Lewis Stone, Alice Hollister, and Gertrude Robinson.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1912 West End play Milestones by Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblock.[2] It is a saga of a British upper-class family from the 1860s to the present.
| Milestones | |
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| Directed by | Paul Scardon |
| Written by | Louis Sherwin |
| Based on | Milestones by Arnold Bennett & Edward Knoblock |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Starring | Lewis Stone Alice Hollister Gertrude Robinson |
| Cinematography | Otto Brautigan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Goldwyn Distributing |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (January 2024) |
Cast
edit- Lewis Stone as John Rhead
- Alice Hollister as Gertrude Rhead
- Gertrude Robinson as Emily Rhead
- Harvey Clark as Sam Sibley
- Mary Alden as Rose Sibley
- May Foster as Nancy Sibley
- Boyd Irwin as Arthur Preece
- Jack Donovan as Richard Sibley Jr
- Correan Kirkham as Honorable Muriel Pym
- Carroll Fleming as Thompson
- Lionel Belmore as Richard Sibley Sr
- Gerald Pring as Ned Pym / Lord Monkhurst / Young Lord Monkhurst
Preservation
editWith no copies of Milestones located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.
References
edit- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Milestones at silentera.com
- ^ Goble p. 35
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Milestones
Bibliography
edit- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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