Four Feathers
1915 film by J. Searle Dawley
- May 24, 1915 (1915-05-24)
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Four Feathers (1915) is a silent film adaptation of A. E. W. Mason's 1902 novel The Four Feathers.[2]
Plot
Harry Faversham (played by John Clements) is British army officer who refuses to avenge the death of a legendary general who was murdered some ten years ago. He is awarded three feathers by his officers. When his fiancée fails to defend his stance, he plucks a feather from her fan.
He proves his courage by rescuing his comrades in potentially dangerous and life-threatening situations at enemy lines in North Africa. Harry later returns each of the feathers as proof of his redemption and courage.
Cast
- Edgar L. Davenport as General Faversham
- Fuller Mellish as Lieutenant Sutch
- Ogden Childe as Harry Faversham, age 14
- Howard Estabrook as Captain Harry Faversham
- Arthur Evers as Captain Jack Durrance
- George Moss (actor) as Mr. Eustace
- Irene Warfield as Ethne Eustace
References
- ^ a b "Four Feathers (1915)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017.
- ^ a b "Four Feathers". silentera.com.
External links
- Four Feathers at the TCM Movie Database
- Four Feathers at IMDb
- Four Feathers at AllMovie
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Films directed by J. Searle Dawley
- Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908)
- Frankenstein (1910)
- A Christmas Carol (1910)
- The Old Monk's Tale (1913)
- Hulda of Holland (1913)
- The Diamond Crown (1913)
- On the Broad Stairway (1913)
- Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1913)
- In the Bishop's Carriage (1913)
- Chelsea 7750 (1913)
- An Hour Before Dawn (1913)
- Caprice (1913)
- The Port of Doom (1913)
- Leah Kleschna (1913)
- The Daughter of the Hills (1913)
- A Lady of Quality (1913)
- An American Citizen (1914)
- The Pride of Jennico (1914)
- Four Feathers (1915)
- The Rainbow Princess (1916)
- Snow White (1916)
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (1918)
- Everybody's Business (1919)
- The Harvest Moon (1920)
- Beyond Price (1921)
- A Virgin Paradise (1921)
- Who Are My Parents? (1922)
- As a Man Lives (1923)
- Broadway Broke (1923)
- Love's Old Sweet Song (1923)
- Abraham Lincoln (1924)
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