Helen of Four Gates

Sep 1, 1920

1h 18m

★ 4.7

Overview

HELEN OF FOUR GATES was made in Hebden Bridge in 1920 by silent film pioneer Cecil M. Hepworth, based on a popular novel of the same name. Reportedly highly successful when it first opened, the film would later fall into obscurity, with all copies believed to be destroyed. In 2007, a print was discovered in a vault in Canada.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Hepworth

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Cast

Helen

Alma Taylor

Abel Mason

James Carew

Hinson

Gerald Ames

Martin Scott

George Dewhurst

Mrs. Tripp

Gwynne Herbert

Fielding Day

John MacAndrews

Farm Hand

James Annand

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