Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917 film)
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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.
1917 in film
The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
comedy-drama
Comedy-drama
Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
film directed by Marshall Neilan
Marshall Neilan
Marshall Ambrose Neilan was an American motion picture actor, screenwriter, film director, and producer.-Early life:...
based upon the novel of the same name
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her two stern aunts in the village of Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca's joy for life inspires her aunts, but she faces many trials in her young life, gaining...
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Kate Douglas Wiggin was an American educator and author of children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878...
. This version is notable for having been adapted by famed female screenwriter Frances Marion
Frances Marion
Frances Marion was an American journalist, author, and screenwriter often cited as the most renowned female screenwriter of the twentieth century alongside June Mathis and Anita Loos.-Career:...
. The film was made by the "Mary Pickford Company" and was an acclaimed box office hit.
Cast
- Mary PickfordMary PickfordMary Pickford was a Canadian-born motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
- Rebecca Randall - Eugene O'Brien - Adam Ladd
- Helen Jerome EddyHelen Jerome EddyHelen Jerome Eddy was a motion picture actress from New York, New York. She was noted as a character actress who played genteel heroines in films such as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm .-Biography:...
- Hannah Randall - Charles Stanton OgleCharles Stanton OgleCharles Stanton Ogle was an American silent film actor.-Biography:Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Ogle first performed in live theatre, making his first appearance on Broadway in 1905. He embarked on a career in film with Edison Studios in The Bronx, New York in 1908, appearing in The Boston Tea Party...
- Mr. Cobb - Marjorie Daw - Emma Jane Perkins
- Mayme KelsoMayme KelsoMayme Kelso , was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 79 films between 1911 and 1927.She was born in Columbus, Ohio, and died in South Pasadena, California from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:...
- Jane Sawyer - Jane WolfeJane WolfeJane Wolfe was an American silent film character actress and Thelemite.-Early life:A Pennsylvania Dutch, Wolfe was born in St. Petersburg, Pennsylvania on March 21, 1875...
- Mrs. Randall - Josephine CrowellJosephine CrowellJosephine Crowell was a Canadian film actress of the silent film era. She appeared in 94 films between 1912 and 1929....
- Miranda Sawyer - Jack McDonaldJack McDonald (actor)Jack McDonald was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 71 films between 1912 and 1930.He was born in San Francisco, California.-Selected filmography:* Show Boat * Don Q, Son of Zorro...
- Reverend Jonathan Smellie - Violet WilkeyViolet WilkeyViolet Wilkey was an American child actor who appeared in films over a four year period during the early silent film era....
- Minnie Smellie - F.A. Turner - Mr. Simpson
- Kate ToncrayKate ToncrayKate Toncray was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 178 films between 1905 and 1925. She was born in St...
- Mrs. Simpson - Emma Gordes - Clara Belle Simpson
- Wesley BarryWesley BarryWesley Barry was an American child actor in silent motion pictures. He later became a producer and director of both film and television. As a director, he was sometimes billed as Wesley E...
- School Boy/Ringmaster (uncredited) - Milton BerleMilton BerleMilton Berlinger , better known as Milton Berle, was an American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater , in 1948 he was the first major star of U.S. television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie and Mr...
- Bit Part (uncredited) - Zasu PittsZaSu PittsZaSu Pitts was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas and comedies, transitioning to comedy sound films.-Early life:ZaSu Pitts was born in Parsons, Kansas to Rulandus and Nellie Pitts; she was the third of four children...
- Undetermined Role (uncredited)
See also
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (play)
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932 film)Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932 film)Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a 1932 film based on the 1903 children's classic novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin.It was filmed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by Alfred Santell...
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938 film)Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938 film)Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a 1938 American musical film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, and Bill Robinson. The screenplay by Don Ettlinger and Karl Tunberg is loosely based on Kate Douglas Wiggin's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm...