The Hundredth Chance (novel)

The Hundredth Chance is a 1917 novel by the British writer Ethel M. Dell.[1] It was one of four of Dell's novels to make the Publishers Weekly list of top ten bestselling books during the 1910s in America.[2] In 1927 Dell adapted the novel as a play.[3]

The Hundredth Chance
AuthorEthel M. Dell
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama
PublisherHutchinson
Putnam (US)
Publication date
1917
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

Film adaptation

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It was adapted into a 1920 silent film of the same title produced by the British studio Stoll Pictures. Directed by Maurice Elvey it starred Dennis Neilson-Terry, Mary Glynne and Eille Norwood. It was one of a number of her works to be filmed during the era.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Vincent p.208
  2. ^ Barnett & Weedon p.11
  3. ^ Nicoll p.604
  4. ^ Goble p.122

Bibliography

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  • Barnett, Vincent L. & Weedon, Alexis. Elinor Glyn as Novelist, Moviemaker, Glamour Icon and Businesswoman. Routledge, 2016.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Nicoll, Allardyce. English Drama, 1900-1930: The Beginnings of the Modern Period, Volume 2. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2009.
  • Vinson, James. Twentieth-Century Romance and Gothic Writers. Macmillan, 1982.