Hindle Wakes is a 1918 British silent drama film, directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Colette O'Niel and Hayford Hobbs. It is the first of four screen versions of the celebrated and controversial 1912 play by Stanley Houghton. It which was a sensation in its time for its daring assertions that a woman could enjoy a sexual fling just as much as a man, without feeling any guilt or obligation to explain herself, and that she was perfectly capable of making her own life decisions without interference from family or the need to bow to social pressures.
Elvey was reported to be unsatisfied with the way the film turned out and, believing he could do better, directed a remake in 1927, producing what is now regarded as a classic of British silent cinema.
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Cast
Colette O'Niel as Fanny Hawthorne
Hayford Hobbs as Alan Jeffcote
Norman McKinnel as Nat Jeffcote
Edward O'Neill as Chris Hawthorne
Ada King as Mrs. Hawthorne
Margaret Bannerman as Beatrice Farrar
Frank Dane as Sir Timothy Farrar
Dolly Tree as Mary Hollins
Production
Filming began in September of 1917, with shooting taking place on location in Blackpool at several resorts. Locations included Pleasure Beach and the Tower Ballroom.