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The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England is a 1914 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Vivian Martin. Based on the 1910 play of the same name by Owen Davis that ran on Broadway starring Marguerite Clark, the film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey by the World Film Corporation.The film was thought to have been lost but a 16mm print of the film was rediscovered by film historian Kevin Brownlow in England. In 2012, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Original Release
11/09/1914
US Release
11/09/1914
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vivian Martin | Sally, The Parson's Daughter |
| Alec B. Francis | The Earl Of Bateson |
| Chester Barnett | The Earl's Son, Giles |
| Gyp Williams | The Orphan |
| Simeon Wiltsie | The Parson |
| Walter Morton | Mr. Annesley |
| Johnny Hines | A Jolly Boy |
| Holbrook Blinn | Undetermined Secondary Role |
| Frederick Truesdell | Undetermined Secondary Role |
| James Young | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vivian Martin | Sally, The Parson's Daughter |
| Alec B. Francis | The Earl Of Bateson |
| Chester Barnett | The Earl's Son, Giles |
| Gyp Williams | The Orphan |
| Simeon Wiltsie | The Parson |
| Walter Morton | Mr. Annesley |
| Johnny Hines | A Jolly Boy |
| Holbrook Blinn | Undetermined Secondary Role |
| Frederick Truesdell | Undetermined Secondary Role |
| James Young | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William A. Brady | Producer |
