The Bonnie Brier Bush Explained

The Bonnie Brier Bush
Director:	Donald Crisp
Starring:	Donald Crisp
Cinematography:	Claude L. McDonnell
Distributor:	Famous Players–Lasky British Producers
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Bonnie Brier Bush is a 1921 British drama film directed by Donald Crisp. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer.^[1] The film is considered to be lost.

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[2] dour Scottish shepherd Lachlan Campbell is exceedingly harsh with his daughter Flora. Flora and Lord Malcolm Hay, the son of the Earl of Kinspindle), marry secretly according to Scottish custom, and parental objection leads to misunderstandings followed by separation and misery. A logical resolution leads to a satisfactory ending.

Cast

• Donald Crisp as Lachlan Campbell
• Mary Glynne as Flora Campbell
• Alec Fraser as Lord Malcolm Hay
• Dorothy Fane as Kate Carnegie
• Jack East as Posty
• Langhorn Burton as John Carmichael (credited as Langhorne Burton)
• Jerrold Robertshaw as Earl of Kinspindle
• Adeline Hayden Coffin as Margaret Howe (credited as Mrs. Hayden-Coffin)

See also

• Alfred Hitchcock filmography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: The Bonnie Brier Bush . 10 May 2008. Silent Era.
2. Reviews: The Bonnie Brier Bush . Exhibitors Herald . 13 . 24 . 60 . Exhibitors Herald Company . New York City . 10 December 1921 .