Once Upon a Time is a 1918 British silent romance film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Lauri de Frece, Manora Thew and Dorothy Minto. The screenplay concerns a love affair that develops between a comedian and a clown's daughter.

Premise Over the years a love affair slowly develops between a comedian and a clown's daughter.

Cast Lauri de Frece as Sam Dunn Manora Thew as Sally Drury Dorothy Minto as Lottie Price Nelson Keys as Harry Gwynne Joan Legge as Mary Gwynne A. E. Matthews as Guy Travers Noel Fisher as Eustace Travers Frederick Volpe as Mr. Goodheart Charles Macdona as Dr. Brown Adelaide Grace as Mrs. Gwynne Jeff Barlow as Ned Drury Kenelm Foss as Charles Dickens

Bibliography Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1914-1918. Routledge, 2005.

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