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The Mill on the Floss streaming

1937 Movie United Kingdom Drama 70 min
By: Tim Whelan With: Sam Livesey, Eliot Makeham, Edmund Willard, O.B. Clarence, Arthur West Payne

Mr. Tulliver owns a mill on the Floss River in Lincolnshire. He has two children, hot-headed and arrogant Tom and kind-hearted Maggie. Maggie has a friendly relationship with the lame Philip Wakem, a good lad who is deeply fond of Maggie. But Tom cares little for Philip, the result of a long-running feud between Tom's father and Philip's, a wealthy man to whom Mr. Tulliver is in debt. As the children grow to adulthood, the bad blood between Tulliver and Wakem comes to a boil, with tragic results. Tom, now a responsible but still hot-tempered young man, tries to restore the family's lost fortunes, but also tries to stop what he perceives to be a growing romance between Maggie and Philip. But when Stephen Guest, the fiancè of Tom's and Maggie's cousin Lucy, enters the picture, a chaotic clash of romance, family pride, and deception leads to disaster.

Filmium rating
51%

Mood

Conflict-Driven
Dramatic
Serious

Cast & Crew

Tim Whelan
Garnett Weston
George Eliot
Austin Melford
Arthur West Payne
Amy Veness
Martita Hunt
A.E. Johnson
Geraldine Wilton
Griffith Jones
Ivor Barnard
Beatrice Marsden
Sam Livesey
W.E. Holloway
O.B. Clarence
Athene Seyler
Frank Lawton
Fred Withers
Cynthia Stock
Eldon Gorst
Anna Murrell
Sydney Moncton
J.H. Roberts
William Devlin
Pauline de Chalus
Eliot Makeham
Mary Clare
Hilary Pritchard
Philip Frost
Geraldine Fitzgerald
James Mason
Cecil Ramage
David Horne
Felix Aylmer
Edmund Willard
Fay Compton
Victoria Hopper

Adaptation

Based On Novel

Time-Period

1930S England

Central Conflict

Financial Threat
Power Struggle
Water Rights Dispute

Characters

Local Lord
Mill Owner
Villain

Ending

Conflict Resolution
Power Imbalance
Tragedy

Historical Context

1930S England

Key Plot Points

Conflict Over Water Rights
Financial Ruin Threat
Lord'S Victory

Plot

Class Struggle
Rural England Setting
Water Rights Conflict

Setting

Rural England

Shooting Location

Shepperton Studios

Theme

Conflict Over Resources
Power Dynamics
Social Class Struggle

Genre

Drama

Audiences

Classic Film Enthusiasts
Literary Adaptation Fans

Titles

The Mill On The Floss

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Release Year

1937
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