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title: 'John Halifax, Gentleman (1910)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Theodore Marston'
released: '1910-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/john-halifax-gentleman-1910'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339224/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# John Halifax, Gentleman (1910)

1910 · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

John Halifax, Gentleman is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film is the first film adaptation of Dinah Maria Mulock Craik's popular novel John Halifax, Gentleman and stars Martin Faust as John Halifax. The film focuses on John Halifax, an orphan who is taken in by a rich Quaker, Abel Fletcher. After a period of five years, John has becomes a foreman and he and Fletcher's invalid son, Phineas, have become good friends. Despite Fletcher's objections, John takes Phineas to the theatre. The trip is too much for Phineas and John carries him home, Fletcher becomes irate and drives John out of the house. Fletcher is soon confronts a mob of workers after closing the mill and throws the bags of grain into the river. John saves the life of Fletcher and his son and marries Ursula, the daughter of the richest man in town. The production credits are unknown, but the film was not directed by Theodore Marston. The film was released on December 2, 1910 and was met with mixed reviews. The film is presumed lost.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Theodore Marston](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodore-marston)

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