The Manchester Man is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Bert Wynne and starring Hayford Hobbs, Aileen Bagot and Joan Hestor.[1] It was an adaptation of the 1876 novel The Manchester Man by Isabella Banks. It follows the lifetime of a Manchester resident Jabez Clegg during the turbulent 19th century.

The Manchester Man
Cover of the first edition of The Manchester Man
Directed by	Bert Wynne
Written by	Isabella Banks (novel) Eliot Stannard
Starring	Hayford Hobbs Aileen Bagot Joan Hester Warwick Ward
Production company	Ideal Film Company
Distributed by	Ideal Film Company
Release date	1920
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The plot has been summarized by Denis Gifford as "Lancashire, 1800. Clerk loves merchant's daughter who elopes with crook."[2]

Cast

• Hayford Hobbs - Jabez Clegg
• Aileen Bagot - Augusta Ashton
• Joan Hestor - Bess Clegg
• Warwick Ward - Captain Aspinall
• A. Harding Steerman - Mr Ashton
• Dora De Winton - Mrs Ashton
• Hubert Willis - Simon Clegg
• William Burchill - Reverend Jotty Brooks
• Charles Pelly - Kit
• Cecil Calvert - Man of Affairs

References

External links

• The Manchester Man at IMDb

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