A Romance of the Redwoods

1917 film

  • May 14, 1917 (1917-05-14)
Running time
70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)Budget$134,831[1]Box office424,718[1]
A Romance of the Redwoods

A Romance of the Redwoods is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Mary Pickford.[2]

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

Cast

  • 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

Mary Pickford was paid $90,000.[1]

Preservation

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

  • Mary Pickford filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c "De Mille's Costs-Gross". Variety. March 21, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: A Romance of the Redwoods". silentera.com. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
  3. ^ "A Romance of the Redwoods". afi.com. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: A Romance of the Redwoods". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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