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The Passionate Friends
(1922) England
B&W : [?] Seven? reels / 7231 feet
Directed by Maurice Elvey

Cast: Milton Rossmer [Steven Stratton], Valia [Lady Mary Christian], Fred Raynham [Harrison Justin], Madge Stuart [Rachel Moore], Lawford Davidson [Guy Ladislaw], Ralph Forster [Philip Evesham], Teddy Arundell [Edward Stratton], Annie Esmond [the maid]

Stoll Film Company, Limited, production; distributed by Stoll Film Company, Limited. / Produced by George H. Davis. Scenario by Leslie Howard Gordon, from the novel The Passionate Friends by H.G. Wells. / Released January 1922. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA (at six reels) by C.B.C. Film Sales Corporation on 15 January 1923. The novel was subsequently filmed as The Passionate Friends (1949).

Drama: Romance.

Survival status: (unknown) [United Kingdom]; Public domain [USA].

Current rights holder: (unknown) [United Kingdom]; Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Authors: H.G. Wells (1866-1946)

Listing updated: 11 June 2024.

References: Gifford-British n. 07343; Perry-British p. 315; Sherwood-Best p. 182 : Website-IMDb.