The Bishop's Emeralds (1919)

Mabel Bannister, the daughter of Richard Bannister, visits the wealthy Cardews at Ripley Manor and falls in love with young Jack Cardew, the son of the Bishop of Ripley, Lord John Cardew. Jack asks Mabel to marry him and Jack's stepmother Lady Hester approves, but the bishop doesn't because he knows nothing about Mabel's family. The family invites Mabel and her parents to dinner at the manor to get acquainted--but it turns out that few people in both families are quite what they appear to be, and each side has secrets that they don't want the other to find out.

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Summary Details
Running Time1 hr
GenresDrama
FilmmakersRole
John B. O'Brien Director
Frank S. Beresford Writer
Houghton Townley Writer
Virginia Pearson Producer
Larry Williams Cinematographer
CastRole
Virginia Pearson
Hester - Lady Cardew
Robert Broderick
Lord John Cardew - Bishop of Ripley
Frank Kingsley
Jack Cardew - the Bishop's Son
Lucy Fox
Mabel Bannister