Milestones (1920)
1860 ushers in the era of iron ships, Richard Sibley, a builder of wooden ships, stubbornly resists the change, which leads him to forbid the marriage of his daughter Rose to John Rhead, a proponent of the new method. This injustice outrages John's sister Gertrude so much that she breaks off her engagement to Sibley's son Sam. Meanwhile, John and Rose elope.
Director: Paul Scardon
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Lewis Stone as John Rhead |
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Alice Hollister as Gertrude Rhead |
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Gertrude Robinson as Emily Rhead |
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Harvey Clark as Sam Sibley |
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Mary Alden as Rose Sibley |
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May Foster as Nancy Sibley |
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Boyd Irwin as Arthur Preece |
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Jack Donovan as Richard Sibley Jr |
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Correan Kirkham as Honorable Muriel Pym |
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Carroll Fleming as Thompson |
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Lionel Belmore as Richard Sibley Sr |
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Gerald Pring as Ned Pym / Lord Monkhurst / Young Lord Monkhurst |
| Writing | Arnold Bennett | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Edward Knoblock | Theatre Play |
| Directing | Paul Scardon | Director |
| Crew | Otto Brautigan | Cinematography |
| Directing | Tenny Wright | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Louis Sherwin | Writer |