The Courtship of Miles Standish (1923 film)
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The Courtship of Miles Standish (1923
) was an ambitious and costly historical silent film
produced by and starring Charles Ray.
The film was based on the famous Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
poem The Courtship of Miles Standish
. This movie famously bankrupted Ray costing him his life savings garnered from the success of his early rural themed films. A full-sized replica of the Mayflower
was constructed for this film, contributing to the staggering cost of this film, making it a commercial and critical flop.
No copies of the film are known to exist, thus it is considered a lost film
.
1923 in film
-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
) was an ambitious and costly historical silent film
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...
produced by and starring Charles Ray.
The film was based on the famous Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline...
poem The Courtship of Miles Standish
The Courtship of Miles Standish
The Courtship of Miles Standish is an 1858 narrative poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow about the early days of Plymouth Colony, the colonial settlement established in America by the Mayflower Pilgrims.-Overview:...
. This movie famously bankrupted Ray costing him his life savings garnered from the success of his early rural themed films. A full-sized replica of the Mayflower
Mayflower
The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, , in 1620...
was constructed for this film, contributing to the staggering cost of this film, making it a commercial and critical flop.
No copies of the film are known to exist, thus it is considered a lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
.
Cast
- Charles Ray - John Alden
- Enid BennettEnid Bennett-Career:Born in York, Western Australia, Bennett started her film acting career in 1916, first starring in Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford, with two other films that same year...
- Priscilla Mullens - E. Alyn WarrenE. Alyn WarrenE. Alyn Warren , was an American actor. He appeared in 99 films between 1915 and 1940.He was born in Richmond, Virginia and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.-Selected filmography:* The Virgin of Stamboul...
- Myles Standish - Joseph Dowling - Elder Brewster
- Sam De GrasseSam De GrasseSamuel Alfred De Grasse was a Canadian actor. Born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he trained to be a dentist....
- John Carver - Norval MacGregor - William Bradford
- Thomas Holding - Edward Winslow
- Frank FarringtonFrank FarringtonFrank Farrington was an American silent film actor.Frank Farrington choked to death at the height of his acting career in 1924.-Filmography:...
- Isaac Allerton - Billy Sullivan - John Howland
- Cammilla Johnson - Little girl-