The Marriage of William Ashe | |
Director: | Edward Sloman |
Producer: | Metro Pictures |
Based On: | a play by Margaret Mayo |
Starring: | May Allison Wyndham Standing |
Cinematography: | Jackson Rose |
Distributor: | Metro Pictures |
Runtime: | 6 reels |
Country: | United States |
Language: | Silent English titles |
The Marriage of William Ashe is a 1921 American silent film directed by Edward Sloman and starring May Allison. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It is based on the 1905 British novel The Marriage of William Ashe by Mary Augusta Ward and its subsequent play adaptation by Margaret Mayo.[1]
The story was filmed before in 1916 in Britain by Cecil Hepworth.[2]
With no prints of The Marriage of William Ashe located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[3] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[1]