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The Herncrake Witch

1913

Cat no. 215254

Large excerpt from a silent supernatural fantasy short.

Sir Blondel visits a local school with his son, insisting that Jackeydawra, granddaughter of the 'Herncrake Woman', should be allowed to attend, much to the dismay of the girls in the classroom. When Jackeydawra arrives at the school, she is taunted by the girls and chased out of the classroom. Running to the woods, she encounters her grandmother, a witch, sparking a fantastical chain of events that sees the schoolgirls turned into boys and Sir Blondel into a woman, as well as Jackeydawra finding love with Blondel's son.

Keywords

Bullying; Fantasy; School; Supernatural; Witches; Sex change; Sex stereotypes

Background Information

Heron Films, that produced the film, was co-founded by Arthur Melbourne Cooper with Andrew Heron, with the intention of producing longer pictures in co-operation with the theatrical production company of Mark Melford. Jackeydawra Melford's birth name was Alice Bradshaw Jackeydora Melford.

  • Distributor : Heron Films

  • Production company : Heron Films

  • Production company : Kinema Industries Ltd.

  • Director : Andrew Heron

  • Director : Mark Melford

  • Script : Mark Melford

  • Producer : Jackeydawra Melford

  • Jackydawra Jackeydawra Melford

  • Father Mark Melford

Manifestations

The Herncrake Witch

  • Barcode
    INV383353
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:18
    Modification Date
    26/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    728683
  • Barcode
    INV383279
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:18
    Modification Date
    26/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    728332
  • Barcode
    INV396724
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:18
    Modification Date
    26/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    727992
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV363366
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:19
    Modification Date
    17/06/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    715723
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV438893
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:19
    Modification Date
    17/06/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    715677
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV257217
    Canonical Identifier
    2008/47
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    bw
    Colour Type
    bw
    Digital Assets
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:34:00
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    15/08/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    675977
    Sound
    silent

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