THE MILL ON THE FLOSS (1936) Geraldine Fitzgerald, Frank Lawton & James Mason | Drama | B&W

The Mill on the Floss is a 1936 British drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Frank Lawton, Victoria Hopper, Geraldine Fitzgerald and James Mason. It was based on the 1860 novel The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot.

SYNOPSIS
Romeo and Juliet in 1930s England. The owner of the mill and the local lord are in conflict over water rights. The lord wins threatening the mill owner with financial ruin.

CAST & CREW
Frank Lawton as Philip Wakem
Victoria Hopper as Lucy Deane
Fay Compton as Mrs Tulliver
Geraldine Fitzgerald as Maggie
Griffith Jones as Stephen Guest
Mary Clare as Mrs Moss
James Mason as Tom Tulliver
Athene Seyler as Mrs Pullet
Sam Livesey as Mr Tulliver
Amy Veness as Mrs Deane
Felix Aylmer as Mr Wakem
Eliot Makeham as Mr Pullet
William Devlin as Bob Jakin
Ivor Barnard as Mr Moss
David Horne as Mr Deane
O. B. Clarence as Mr. Gore
W.E. Holloway as D. Stelling
Arthur West Payne as Young Bob Jakin
Cecil Ramage as Luke

Directed by Tim Whelan
Written by George Eliot (novel), Garnett Weston, Austin Melford, Tim Whelan, John Drinkwater
Produced by John Clein
Cinematography Hone Glendinning, John Stumar
Edited by John Datlowe, Cecil H. Williamson
Music by Colin Wark
Production company G.B. Morgan Productions
Distributed by National Provincial Film Distributors
Release date 31 December 1936
Running time 95 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

NOTES
The film was made at Shepperton Studios. Although he is not credited in the film, Basil Dean, who was married to the leading lady Victoria Hopper, was heavily involved in the planning and the production of the film.