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On the Banks of Allan Water (1916) | BFI National Archive

2,563 views · Published 12 December 2017 · 48:57 · Indexed 24 October 2026

Channel: BFI · 2017 · Film & Animation

Inspired by a popular 18th century ballad, this drama from the Clarendon Film Company is a contemporary setting of the tale in which a baronet's son falls for a miller’s daughter, who he spies on the banks of the eponymous Scottish river. Authentic locations and a terrific storm scene partially rescue this implausible modern retelling, in which the heroine appears to attempt suicide when the hero has trouble extracting himself from a dinner party.

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On the Banks of Allan Water (1916) | BFI National Archive

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