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Missing film is key part of Bronte story

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From: Yorkshire Post
Date: 20051103
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Museum hunt to find unique version of romantic masterpiece

Sally Cope

COPIES of Emily Bronte's classic novel Wuthering Heights occupy thousands of bookshelves around the world, but now a Yorkshire museum is searching for a unique film version of the tragic love story.

Made by a British firm called the Ideal Film Renting Company Ltd, the 90-minute, six-reel silent film was released in 1921 and was one of the few big-screen versions to have included the entire story.

It featured leading actors of the day, including heart-throb Milton Rosner as Heathcliffe, and was screened in cinemas across ...

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