The Mayor of Casterbridge (1921 film) explained

The Mayor of Casterbridge
Director:	Sidney Morgan
Based On:	The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
Starring:	Fred Groves, Pauline Peters, Warwick Ward, Nell Emerald, Mavis Clair
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	Silent
Studio:	Sidney Morgan's Shoreham Beach studio

The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1921 British silent film drama directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Fred Groves, Pauline Peters and Warwick Ward.^[1] It was an adaptation of the 1886 novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy and was made with Hardy's collaboration.^[2]

The film was largely filmed in Sussex, mainly in Steyning and partly at Morgan's Shoreham Beach studio, with other scenes filmed in the Dorset town of Dorchester,^[2] the actual setting of Casterbridge.

Partial cast

• Fred Groves – Michael Henchard
• Pauline Peters – Susan Henchard
• Warwick Ward – Newson
• Nell Emerald – Furmity Woman
• Mavis Clair – Elizabeth Jane

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Mayor of Casterbridge (1922). https://web.archive.org/web/20090205123246/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/63692. dead. 5 February 2009. Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 15 August 2018.
2. Web site: Films Made in Shoreham. David. Fisher. 7 November 2008. 7 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130530160149/http://www.terramedia.co.uk/brighton/films_made_in_shoreham.htm. 30 May 2013. dmy-all.