The Marriage of William Ashe (1921 film)

For the earlier British film, see The Marriage of William Ashe (1916 film).

The Marriage of William Ashe
Directed byEdward Sloman
Written byRuth Ann Baldwin
Based ona play by Margaret Mayo
Produced byMetro Pictures
StarringMay Allison
Wyndham Standing
CinematographyJackson Rose
Distributed byMetro Pictures
Release date
  • January 17, 1921 (1921-01-17)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English titles

The Marriage of William Ashe is a 1921 American silent film directed by Edward Sloman and starring May Allison. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It is based on the 1905 British novel The Marriage of William Ashe by Mary Augusta Ward and its subsequent play adaptation by Margaret Mayo.[1]

The story was filmed before in 1916 in Britain by Cecil Hepworth.[2]

Plot

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of The Marriage of William Ashe located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[3] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Marriage of William Ashe". afi.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ The Marriage of William Ashe (1916 British version) at silentera.com
  3. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Marriage of William Ashe". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 23, 2024.


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