Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917 film)
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| Directed by | Marshall Neilan |
| Written by | Frances Marion |
| Based on | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1903 novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin 1910 play by Charlotte Thompson |
| Starring | Mary Pickford Eugene O'Brien |
| Cinematography | Walter Stradling |
Production company | Mary Pickford Company |
| Distributed by | Artcraft Pictures Corporation |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Marshall Neilan based upon the 1903 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]
Plot[]
As described in a film magazine,[4] Rebecca Randall (Pickford) is taken into the home of her aunt Hannah (Eddy), a strict New England woman. Rebecca meets Adam Ladd (O'Brien), a young man of the village, and they become great friends. One day Rebecca promises to marry Adam when she becomes of age. Unable to withstand her pranks any longer, her aunt sends her away to a boarding school. She graduates a beautiful young lady. Shortly thereafter, Adam demands a fulfillment of her promise.
Cast[]
- Mary Pickford as Rebecca Randall
- Eugene O'Brien as Adam Ladd
- Helen Jerome Eddy as Hannah Randall
- Charles Stanton Ogle as Mr. Cobb
- Marjorie Daw as Emma Jane Perkins
- Mayme Kelso as Jane Sawyer
- Jane Wolfe as Mrs. Randall
- Josephine Crowell as Miranda Sawyer
- Jack McDonald as Reverend Jonathan Smellie
- Violet Wilkey as Minnie Smellie
- F. A. Turner as Mr. Simpson
- Kate Toncray as Mrs. Simpson
- Emma Gordes as Clara Belle Simpson
- Wesley Barry as School Boy/Ringmaster (uncredited)
- Milton Berle as Bit Part (uncredited)
Production[]
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm was filmed in Pleasanton, California.
Reception[]
Like many American films of the time, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of the intertitle "I have just learned the Simpsons are not married."[5]
See also[]
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, 1909 play
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, 1932 film
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, 1938 film starring Shirley Temple
References[]
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: 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
- ^ "Reviews: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm". Exhibitors Herald. New York: Exhibitors Herald Company. 5 (13): 26. September 22, 1917.
- ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (13): 33. September 22, 1917.
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- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm at the TCM Movie Database
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm available for free download from the Internet Archive
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- 1917 films
- 1917 comedy-drama films
- American comedy-drama films
- American silent feature films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- Films based on children's books
- Films shot in California
- Films with screenplays by Frances Marion
- Films based on works by Kate Douglas Wiggin
- Censored films