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.
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Distributor : Heron Films
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Production company : Heron Films
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Production company : Kinema Industries Ltd.
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Director : Andrew Heron
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Director : Mark Melford
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Script : Mark Melford
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Producer : Jackeydawra Melford
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Jackydawra Jackeydawra Melford
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Father Mark Melford
Manifestations
The Herncrake Witch
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