Anna Christie (1923 film)

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Anna Christie
Anna Christie 1923 film.jpg
Original 1923 theatrical poster
Directed byJohn Griffith Wray
Written byBradley King (screenplay)
Based onAnna Christie
by Eugene O'Neill
Produced byThomas H. Ince
StarringBlanche Sweet
William Russell
George F. Marion
CinematographyHenry Sharp
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • November 25, 1923 (1923-11-25)
Running time
96 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Budget$165,236[1]

Anna Christie is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the 1921 play by Eugene O'Neill (first film version) and starring Blanche Sweet and William Russell.

Directed by John Griffith Wray and produced by Thomas H. Ince for First National Pictures, the screenplay was adapted by Bradley King from the Eugene O'Neill play of the same title.[2][3][4] Thomas H. Ince Inc. paid a then-astronomical $35,000 for the screen rights to the play.[1]

Still with Blanche Sweet and George Marion, Sr.

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Preservation[]

Prints of Anna Christie are located in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection, Gosfilmofond in Moscow, Cineteca Del Friuli in Genoma, Italy, and Harvard Film Archive.[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b Slide, Anthony. Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film. Scarecrow Press. p. 24
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List : Anna Christie at silentera.com
  3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Anna Christie
  4. ^ Magill's Survey of Silent Films, Vol. 1, A-FLA, p. 142, edited by Frank N. Magill c.1982 ISBN 0-89356-240-8 (3 book set ISBN 0-89356-239-4)
  5. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Anna Christie

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