Tansy (film)

Tansy is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Gerald Ames and James Carew. The film was based on a popular rural novel of the time by Tickner Edwardes, and was filmed largely on location on the Sussex Downs.

George Firle Rolf Leslie is a shepherd, helped in his work by daughter Tansy Taylor who has learned shepherding skills from her father. One evening Tansy slips out of the house after her father has gone to the pub to meet up with farm labourer Clem Ames. George returns, finds Tansy absent and goes to look for her. He finds her in Clems caravan, trying to fight off unwanted advances, and rescues her. The owner of the farm hears about the incident and assumes that it shows Tansys immorality and that she must have been leading Clem on to end up in such a compromising situation. He orders George and Tansy to leave the farm.George and Tansy set out on foot for the nearest town. On the journey, George collapses. Local farmers son Joad Wilverley Carew comes across the stricken pair while driving by and offers his help. Arriving at the Wilverley farm, they discover that George has died. The Wilverleys offer shelter to the distraught Tansy, and later she overhears Joad talking with his younger brother Will Hugh Clifton about their need for a shepherd. Tansy offers her services, initially to the brothers amusement, but she proves her worth by expertly rounding up a flock of sheep and is given the job. ........

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