Main Cast: Geraldine Fitzgerald, Frank Lawton, Victoria Hopper, Fay Compton, James Mason
Release Year: 1937
Country: UK
Run Time: 77 minutes
Plot
It's a tossup as to which George Eliot novel has most often been adapted to the screen, though it appears that Mill on the Floss has nosed out Silas Marner. Set in early 19th century England, the story focuses on the long-standing rivalry between two Lincolnshire families. The animosity stems from the refusal of mill owner Mr. Tulliver (Sam Livesey) to relinquish his water rights to demonic solicitor Mr. Wakem (Felix Aylmer). Caught in the legal crossfire is Tulliver's daughter Maggie (Geraldine Fitzgerald), in love with Wakem's good-hearted (albeit physically challenged) son Philip (Frank Lawton). When Maggie's good name is compromised by scandal, it is Philip who champions her cause, allowing them both a brief respite of happiness before the inevitable tragic denoument, in which the Floss River itself becomes a "character". Released in the US at 82 minutes, Mill on the Floss has since been restored to its original 94 minutes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Griffith Jones - Stephen Guest; Sam Livesey - Mr. Tulliver; Mary Clare - Mrs. Moss; Athene Seyler - Mrs. Pullet; Martita Hunt - Mrs. Glegg; Amy Veness - Mrs. Deane; Felix Aylmer - Mr. Wakem; William Devlin - Bob Jakin; Ivor Barnard - Mr. Moss; Eldon Gorst - Tom as a Child; O.B. Clarence - Mr. Gore; Philip Sydney Frost - Philip Wakem as a Child; W.E. Holloway - D. Stelling; David Horne - Mr. Deane; Eliot Makeham - Mr. Pullet; Betty Marsden; Cecil Ramage - Luke; Cynthia Stock; Edmund Willard; Fred Withers; Sydney Monckton; Hilary Pritchard; Arthur West Payne - Bob Jakin as a Child
Credit
Tim Whelan, Sr. - Director, John Stumar - Cinematographer, John Clein - Producer, John Drinkwater - Screenwriter, Austin Melford - Screenwriter, Garnett Weston - Screenwriter, Tim Whelan, Sr. - Screenwriter, George Eliot - Book Author
