Comin’ Thro’ the Rye
Also known as {Comin’ Through the Rye}
(1924) England
B&W : Eight reels / 7900 feet
Directed by Cecil M. Hepworth
Cast: Alma Taylor [Helen Adair], Shayle Gardner [Paul Vasher], Eileen Dennes [Sylvia Fleming], Ralph Forbes [George Tempest], James Carew [Colonel Adair], Francis Lister [Dick Fellowes], Gwynne Herbert [Mrs. Adair], Henry Vibart [Mr. Tempest], Christine Rayner [Jane Peach], Nancy Price [Mrs. Titmouse], John MacAndrews [Simpkins], Margot Armstrong [Alice Adair]
Hepworth Picture Plays production; distributed by Ideal Films, Limited. / Produced by Cecil M. Hepworth. Scenario by Blanche McIntosh (Blanche MacIntosh), from the novel Comin’ Thro’ the Rye by Helen Mathers. Cinematography by Geoffrey Faithfull. / Released 21 February 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The last Hepworth film was a remake of the 1916 Hepworth film. The leading man had contracted typhoid and was unable to complete shooting on time for a premiere at British Film Week in 1924, where it was shown in uncompleted, rough cut form. The film was released in the USA in [?] December? 1924.
Drama: Historical: Romance.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: (unknown) [United Kingdom]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 29 July 2021.
References: Brownlow-Parade p. 516; Fell-History p. 51; FilmYearBook-1926 p. 37; Gifford-British n. 07754; Perry-British pp. 46, 48, 60e, 327 : Website-IMDb.
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