Trilby is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Viva Birkett, and Charles Rock. It is based on Tree's 1895 stage production of Trilby, itself an adaptation of the 1894 novel of the same name by George du Maurier.
Premise
Trilby, a young singer, falls under the dominance of Svengali.
Cast
Herbert Beerbohm Tree – Svengali
Viva Birkett – Trilby O'Farrell
Charles Rock – Sandy McAllister
Ion Swinley – Little Billee
Philip Merivale – Taffy Wynne
Wyndham Guise – Mr O'Ferrall
Cicely Richards – Madame Vinard
Douglas Munro – Reverend Bagot
References
External links
1914 films
1914 drama films
1910s English-language films
Films directed by Harold M. Shaw
Films based on British novels
Films based on works by George du Maurier
British silent feature films
Trilby (novel) British films based on plays British black-and-white films 1910s British films Silent British drama films