Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917 film)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | |
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Directed by | Marshall Neilan |
Written by | Kate Douglas Wiggin adapted by Frances Marion |
Starring | Mary Pickford Eugene O'Brien |
Cinematography | Walter Stradling |
Distributed by | Artcraft Pictures Corporation |
Release date | September 22, 1917 |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a 1917 silent comedy-drama film directed by Marshall Neilan based upon the novel of the same name by Kate Douglas Wiggin. This version is notable for having been adapted by famed female screenwriter Frances Marion. The film was made by the "Mary Pickford Company" and was an acclaimed box office hit. When the play premiered on Broadway in the 1910 theater season the part of Rebecca was played by Edith Taliaferro.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Mary Pickford - Rebecca Randall
- Eugene O'Brien - Adam Ladd
- Helen Jerome Eddy - Hannah Randall
- Charles Stanton Ogle - Mr. Cobb
- Marjorie Daw - Emma Jane Perkins
- Mayme Kelso - Jane Sawyer
- Jane Wolfe - Mrs. Randall
- Josephine Crowell - Miranda Sawyer
- Jack McDonald - Reverend Jonathan Smellie
- Violet Wilkey - Minnie Smellie
- F.A. Turner - Mr. Simpson
- Kate Toncray - Mrs. Simpson
- Emma Gordes - Clara Belle Simpson
- Wesley Barry - School Boy/Ringmaster (uncredited)
- Milton Berle - Bit Part (uncredited)
- Zasu Pitts - Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Production notes
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm was filmed in Pleasanton, California.
See also
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (play)
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932 film)
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938 film)
References
- ^ Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm at silentera.com
- ^ Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm as produced on Broadway at the Republic Theatre, beginning October 3, 1910; IBDb.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917 film).
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm at IMDb
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- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm available for free download from Internet Archive