Iris (1916 film)
| Iris | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Cecil M. Hepworth |
| Written by | Arthur Wing Pinero (play) |
| Produced by | Cecil M. Hepworth |
| Starring | |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Ideal Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Iris is a 1916 British silent romance film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Henry Ainley, Alma Taylor and Stewart Rome. It is based on the 1901 play Iris by Arthur Wing Pinero.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Henry Ainley as Maldonado
- Alma Taylor as Iris
- Stewart Rome as Lawrence Trenwith
- Violet Hopson
Reception
[edit]Similar to American films of the time, Iris was submitted for review and was subject to cuts by American city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors issued an Adults Only permit for the British film.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Goble p.814
- ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (15): 33. 6 October 1917.
Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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Categories:
- 1915 films
- 1916 films
- 1910s romance films
- British romance films
- British silent feature films
- 1910s English-language films
- Films directed by Cecil Hepworth
- British films based on plays
- British black-and-white films
- Hepworth Pictures films
- 1910s British films
- English-language romance films
- 1910s British film stubs
- 1910s romance film stubs