Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd is a 1915 British silent drama film produced and directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner, Henry Edwards and Malcolm Cherry. Trimble also adapted Thomas Hardy's 1874 novel for the screen. Far from the Madding Crowd is a lost film. Cast Florence Turner as Bathsheba Everdene Henry Edwards as Gabriel Oak Malcolm Cherry as Farmer Boldwood Campbell Gullan as Sergeant Troy Marion Grey as Fanny Robin Dorothy Rowan as Lyddie John MacAndrews as Farmhand Johnny Butt as Farmhand Jean as Gabriel's dog Production The rights to adapt Far from the Madding Crowd for the screen were secured in 1915 by Turner Films, an independent film production company established in England by American film star Florence Turner. Filmmaker Laurence Trimble, who had often directed Turner while they were at Vitagraph Studios, was head of production for Turner Films, which had its studios at Walton-on-Thames.