The Enchanted Cottage is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson[1] based upon a 1923 play by Arthur Wing Pinero.

He remains isolated from his mother, stepfather and his sister Ethel, preferring to stay inside darkened rooms.

Laura Pennington, a plain, dependable governess who accompanies herself with children, and Major Hillgrove, another war veteran, hang out in the garden.

Days later, Oliver mails a letter to his parents announcing his marriage to Laura, causing an uproar.

On their wedding night, Oliver and Laura have dinner near a window where newlywed couples have carved their names.

Oliver sends for his family and asks Hillgrove to greet them, explain their transformation, and then sound the gong.

Laura weepingly flees to the bedroom, prays for enough beauty to keep Oliver's love, and falls asleep on the fourposter.

"[6] Fred Schader of Variety stated, "It is a picture that interests to a certain extent, but in its handling the general idea of the fantasy isn't driven home sufficiently early in the story to make it possible for the average film fan to grasp it.

There was a danger of such a result in filming this whimsy of Pinero's, but the direction of John S. Robertson, and the understanding portrayals of May McAvoy and Richard Barthelmess have in a large measure preserved its delicacy.