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Directed by J. Wallett Waller Release date July 1913 Initial release July 1913 | 5.2/10 IMDb Produced by Nicholas Ormsby-Scott Running time 68 minutes Director Wallett Waller | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Based on play A Message From Mars by Richard Ganthony Production
company United Kingdom Photoplays Cast Charles Hawtrey, E. Holman Clark, Hubert Willis, Frank Hector, Crissie Bell Written by Richard Ganthony, Wallett Waller Similar My Favorite Martian, Martians Go Home, Mutant Swinger from Mars, Good Boy!, Spaced Invaders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A Message From Mars (1913) is a British science fiction film. In September 2014, the British Film Institute announced that they were putting the restored feature film online on their website.
Contents
The restored version is longer, and restores the original tinting and toning of the film. According to the BFI website, the plot (see below) is very similar to that of the Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol.
Plot
Horace Parker (Hawtrey) is a wealthy young man who is exceedingly selfish and self-centered. Not only is he a miser, but he also expects his friends (and everyone else) to conduct their lives according to his personal convenience.
Parker is engaged to Minnie Templer (Bell), but Minnie has discovered Parker's selfishness and she is on the brink of calling off the engagement.
However, on Christmas Eve, 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 terrible—and true—things Parker's friends and family are saying about him.
Cast
Taglines
"A fantastical photo-drama, in four parts."