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A short film about a wealthy but unmarried woman who dies, and since no heirs can be found, her estate will automatically go to her attorney. The attorney's partner, however, would like to get his hands on the old woman's money, so he hatches a scheme with a barmaid and a distant relative of the woman for the barmaid to pose as the dead woman's direct descendant so she'll collect the estate and they can all split the proceeds. However, things don't go exactly as planned. | A short film about a wealthy but unmarried woman who dies, and since no heirs can be found, her estate will automatically go to her attorney. The attorney's partner, however, would like to get his hands on the old woman's money, so he hatches a scheme with a barmaid and a distant relative of the woman for the barmaid to pose as the dead woman's direct descendant so she'll collect the estate and they can all split the proceeds. However, things don't go exactly as planned. | ||
| − | Based on a | + | Based on a novel called ''[[The Pillory]]'' by Brandon Fleming, the film by included '''[[James Welch]]''' in the cast. The story was also turned into a play by Fleming and performed in the Royalty Theatre, London , in 1922. Subsequently filmed twice more (1924 and 1933). |
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=''[[The Eleventh Commandment]]'' by [[David Schneider]] (1996)= | =''[[The Eleventh Commandment]]'' by [[David Schneider]] (1996)= | ||
Revision as of 05:41, 12 May 2020
There are numerous works of fiction by this name, including at least 10 films (see for example "The Eleventh Commandment (film)" in Wikipedia[1]).
Below are those works with a direct or indirect link to South Africa
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The Eleventh Commandment a film by (1913)
A short film about a wealthy but unmarried woman who dies, and since no heirs can be found, her estate will automatically go to her attorney. The attorney's partner, however, would like to get his hands on the old woman's money, so he hatches a scheme with a barmaid and a distant relative of the woman for the barmaid to pose as the dead woman's direct descendant so she'll collect the estate and they can all split the proceeds. However, things don't go exactly as planned.
Based on a novel called The Pillory by Brandon Fleming, the film by included James Welch in the cast. The story was also turned into a play by Fleming and performed in the Royalty Theatre, London , in 1922. Subsequently filmed twice more (1924 and 1933).
The Eleventh Commandment by David Schneider (1996)
Subject
Comedy about a Jew marrying a gentile.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1998:Staged at the Theatre on the Square in February, directed by Maralin Vanrenen, with Annabel Linder, Frantz Dubrowsky, Darrill Rosen, Roger Dwyer, Debbie Brown and Rohan Coll.
Sources
The Star 24 February 1998.
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