The Manxman (also known as The Manx-Man) is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Henry Ainley, Adeline Hayden Coffin and Will Corrie. It is based on the novel the 1894 novel of the same name by Hall Caine. A second, silent adaptation was released in 1929 and directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Upon its release in England in December 1916, The Manxman was a financial and critical success. It was one of the few British films released in the United States where it was also a hit. No known copies of the film are known to exist, and The Manxman destroyed of MGM Vault in 1967. [...]Voir plus...