Four Feathers Explained

Four Feathers
Director:	J. Searle Dawley^[1]
Distributor:	Metro Pictures
Runtime:	5 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Four Feathers (1915) is a silent film adaptation of A. E. W. Mason's 1902 novel The Four Feathers.^[2]

Plot

Harry Faversham (played by John Clements) is British army officer who refuses to avenge the death of a legendary general who was murdered some ten years ago. He is awarded three feathers by his officers. When his fiancée fails to defend his stance, he plucks a feather from her fan.

He proves his courage by rescuing his comrades in potentially dangerous and life-threatening situations at enemy lines in North Africa. Harry later returns each of the feathers as proof of his redemption and courage.

Cast

• Edgar L. Davenport as General Faversham
• Fuller Mellish as Lieutenant Sutch
• Ogden Childe as Harry Faversham, age 14
• Howard Estabrook as Captain Harry Faversham
• Arthur Evers as Captain Jack Durrance
• George Moss (actor) as Mr. Eustace
• Irene Warfield as Ethne Eustace

Notes and References

1. Web site: Four Feathers (1915) . https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20171004082911mp_/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films%2Dtv%2Dpeople/4ce2b71adaec1 . dead . October 4, 2017 . British Film Institute.
2. Web site: Four Feathers . silentera.com.