The Deemster · 1917
The Deemster (1917) is a Drama film directed by Howell Hansel, starring Derwent Hall Caine, Marian Swayne, Sidney Bracey.
Drama
Overview
Daniel Mylrea is the son of the Bishop of Man, the baron of the Isle of Man, whose temporal power is higher even than that of the Deemster, or governor. The Bishop desires Dan to become a minister, but he prefers to be a fisherman. The Deemster of Man has a son and a daughter, Mona and Ewan. Dan and Mona are in love. She consents to marry him when he can obtain her father's consent. Ewan, her brother, decides to become a clergyman, even in the face of his father's insistence that he take up business as a vocation. The Deemster opposes Dan's suit for Mona's hand because he has fallen from his high estate as the son of the Bishop by becoming a fisherman.
Cast
Derwent Hall Caine, Marian Swayne, Sidney Bracey, Albert Froom, K. Barnes Clarendon, Alexander Hall, James Levering, Ben Lodge
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What is "The Deemster" about?
Daniel Mylrea is the son of the Bishop of Man, the baron of the Isle of Man, whose temporal power is higher even than that of the Deemster, or governor. The Bishop desires Dan to become a minister, but he prefers to be a fisherman. The Deemster of Man has a son and a daughter, Mona and Ewan. Dan and Mona are in love. She consents to marry him when he can obtain her father's consent. Ewan, her brother, decides to become a clergyman, even in the face of his father's insistence that he take up business as a vocation. The Deemster opposes Dan's suit for Mona's hand because he has fallen from his high estate as the son of the Bishop by becoming a fisherman.
When was "The Deemster" released?
The Deemster was released in 1917.
Who stars in "The Deemster"?
The cast includes Derwent Hall Caine, Marian Swayne, Sidney Bracey, Albert Froom.
