Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1913


A Message from Mars (1913 film)

Buy A Message from Mars (1913 film) now from Amazon

First, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.

Wikipedia article




'A Message From Mars' (1913) is a British science fiction silent film.

Plot



Horace Parker, played by Charles Hawtrey, is an exceedingly self-centered, wealthy young man. Not only is he a miser, but he also expects everyone else to conduct their lives according to his personal convenience.

Parker is engaged to Minnie Templer, but Minnie has discovered Parker's selfishness and she is on the brink of calling off the engagement.

On Christmas Eve, however, a messenger from Mars comes to Earth to show Parker the error of his ways. The two of them become invisible and eavesdrop on all the terribleand truethings Parker's friends and family are saying about him.

Restoration



In September 2014, the British Film Institute announced that they were putting the restored film online on their website. This version is longer and restores the film's original tinting and toning. According to the BFI website, the plot is very similar to that of the Charles Dickens novella 'A Christmas Carol'.[http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/bfi-takes-giant-leap-sci-fi-days-fear-wonder BFI press release (23 September 2014)][http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/first-ever-british-sci-fi-feature-film-released BFI press release (4 December 2014)]

Cast



*Charles Hawtrey as Horace Parker

*E. Holman Clark as Ramiel

*Crissie Bell as Minnie Templer

*Frank Hector as Arthur Dicey

*Hubert Willis as a tramp

*Kate Tyndale as Aunt Martha

*Evelyn Beaumont as Bella

*Eileen Temple as Mrs. Claremce

*R. Crompton as the God of Mars

*B. Stanmore as the wounded man

*Tonie Reith as the wounded mans wife

Taglines



"A fantastical photo-drama, in four parts."

See also



*List of incomplete or partially lost films

References




Buy A Message from Mars (1913 film) now from Amazon

<-- Return to movies from 1913



This work is released under CC-BY-SA. Some or all of this content attributed to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1110007292.