The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England is a 1914 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Vivian Martin. Based on the 1910 play of the same name by Owen Davis that ran on Broadway starring Marguerite Clark, the film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey by the World Film Corporation. The film was thought to have been lost but a 16mm print of the film was rediscovered by film historian Kevin Brownlow in England. In 2012, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Cast Vivian Martin - Sally, The parson's daughter Alec B. Francis - The Earl of Bateson Chester Barnett - The Earl's Son Giles Gyp Williams - The Orphan Simeon Wiltsie - The Parson Walter Morton - Mr. Annesley Johnny Hines - Jolly Boy (billed as John Hines) Rose Melville - Sis Hopkins Frederick Truesdell Holbrook Blinn James Young Plot Giles is the roundy son of the respected Earl of Bateson, and he routinely sends his father letters while he is away at school, assuring his father that he is achieving good marks in his classes. However, despite these assurances, Giles is kicked out of school for "Gross Misconduct", and he returns home to his father. Giles at first pretends that his grades were SO good that the Dean has given him a vacation, but the Earl has already gotten word from the school, and Gile's can't lie his way out of it. Giles is given a tutor, but when the tutor falls asleep, Giles sneaks out, eventually going to his Godfather, Mr. Annesley, and he explains the situation. Annesley has been having troubles himself with someone stealing his Roses, and as he is about to leave town, he asks Giles to watch his Rose garden for him while he is away. Giles soon learns that Sally, the parsons daughter, has been taking the roses, but when he confronts her about it, she realizes that her motives were pure, and she soon wins him over. Sally thinks he is simply a gardener, and she takes him to meet her father as the two become better acquainted. One day, Giles pays some Gypsies to give Sally a silver ring, which they call a "Wishing ring" that will grant the wish of whoever wears it, and later,