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1920 film by Bert Wynne From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Manchester Man is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Bert Wynne and starring Hayford Hobbs, Aileen Bagot and Joan Hestor.[1] It was an adaptation of the 1876 novel The Manchester Man by Isabella Banks. It follows the lifetime of a Manchester resident Jabez Clegg during the turbulent 19th century.
| The Manchester Man | |
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Cover of the first edition of The Manchester Man | |
| Directed by | Bert Wynne |
| Written by | Isabella Banks (novel) Eliot Stannard |
| Starring | Hayford Hobbs Aileen Bagot Joan Hester Warwick Ward |
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| Distributed by | Ideal Film Company |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The plot has been summarized by Denis Gifford as "Lancashire, 1800. Clerk loves merchant's daughter who elopes with crook."[2]
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