A Romance of the Redwoods is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Mary Pickford.[2]
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| Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille Cullen Tate (asst. director) |
| Written by | Cecil B. DeMille Jeanie MacPherson |
| Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Starring | Mary Pickford |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Edited by | Cecil B. DeMille |
Production company | Famous Players–Lasky / Artcraft |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $134,831[1] |
| Box office | 424,718[1] |
Art direction for the film was done by Wilfred Buckland. Location shooting for the film took place in the redwood country in California.[3]
Plot edit
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Cast edit
- Mary Pickford as Jenny Lawrence
- Elliott Dexter as "Black" Brown, Road Agent
- Tully Marshall as Sam Sparks
- Raymond Hatton as Dick Roland
- Charles Ogle as Jim Lyn
- Walter Long as Sheriff
- Winter Hall as John Lawrence, Uncle To Jenny
Production edit
Mary Pickford was paid $90,000.[1]
Preservation edit
A complete 35 mm print of A Romance of the Redwoods is held by the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "De Mille's Costs-Gross". Variety. March 21, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: A Romance of the Redwoods". silentera.com. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
- ^ "A Romance of the Redwoods". afi.com. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: A Romance of the Redwoods". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
External links edit
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- A Romance of the Redwoods is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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