Bleak House
CrimeDrama
A Lady is suspected of killing a blackmailing lawyer who learned of her child by an earlier marriage to a criminal.
Director
Maurice Elvey
Writers
Charles Dickens, William J. Elliott
Stars
Constance Collier, Berta Gellardi, E. Vivian Reynolds
Release Date
January 15, 1920
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🎭 Top Cast
Constance Collier
as Lady Dedlock
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Berta Gellardi
as Esther Summerson
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E. Vivian Reynolds
as Tulkinghorne
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Norman Page
as Guppy
Clifford Heatherley
as Bucket
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Ian Swinley
as Captain Hawdon
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A. Harding Steerman
as Sir Leicester Dedlock
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Anthony St. John
as Jo
Helen Haye
as Miss Barbay
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Teddy Arundell
as George
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Ideal Films
🏷️ Keywords
lawlawsuitbased on novel
🎯 Categories
CrimeDrama
💡 Did You Know?
This was a short version filmed as 'Jo the Crossing Sweeper.
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📖 Synopsis
A Lady is suspected of killing a blackmailing lawyer who learned of her child by an earlier marriage to a criminal.