Alice in Wonderland (1903 film)

Alice in Wonderland
Directed by	Cecil Hepworth Percy Stow
Written by	Lewis Carroll (book) Cecil M. Hepworth
Starring	May Clark Cecil M. Hepworth Mrs. Cecil Hepworth Norman Whitten
Cinematography	Cecil M. Hepworth
Distributed by	American Mutoscope and Biograph Company Edison Manufacturing Company Kleine Optical Company
Release date	October 17, 1903
Running time	approx. 8:19 minutes
Country	Template:Film UK
Language	Silent film

Alice in Wonderland is a 1903 British silent film directed by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow. It is the first movie adaptation of Lewis Carroll's children's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

The film is memorable for its use of special effects, including Alice's shrinking in the Hall of Many Doors, and in her large size, stuck inside of White Rabbit's home, reaching for help through a window.

Only one copy of the original film is known to exist and parts are now lost. The British Film Institute partially restored the movie and its original film tinting and released it on February 24, 2010. It is now available from several sources, and is included as a bonus feature on a 1996 BBC DVD. It is also included on Vintage Cinema - experiments in early film 1900's DVD

Scenes

Text from the original silent film titles:

1. "Alice dreams that she sees the White Rabbit and follows him down the Rabbit-hole, into the Hall of Many Doors."
2. "Alice, now very small, has gained access to the Garden where she meets a Dog and tries to make him play with her."
3. "Alice enters the White Rabbit's tiny House, but, having suddenly resumed her normal size, she is unable to get out until she remembers the magic fan."
4. "The Duchess's Cheshire Cat appears to Alice and directs her to the Mad Hatter. — The Mad Tea-Party."
5. "THE ROYAL PROCESSION — The Queen invites Alice to join. — Alice unintentionally offends the Queen who calls the Executioner to behead her. But Alice, growing bolder, boxes his ears and in the confusion which results, she awakes."

Film credits

Direction

• Cecil M. Hepworth
• Percy Stow

Cast

• Alice: May Clark
• Frog: Cecil M. Hepworth
• White Rabbit / Queen of Hearts: Mrs. Hepworth
• Mad Hatter / Fish: Norman Whitten
• Playing Card: Geoffrey Faithfull
• Playing Card: Stanley Faithfull
• The cast also includes a large number of child actors as playing cards

Producers

• Producer: Cecil M. Hepworth
• Executive producer: Herman Casler
• Executive producer: Elias Koopman
• Executive producer: Harry Marvin

Cinematography

• Cecil M. Hepworth

References

• Dennis Gifford (1973), The British Film Catalogue 1895-1970: A Guide to Entertainment Films. Newton Abbot, England: David & Charles Ed.
• Alice in Wonderland 1903 Music by Rodrigo Favela http://vimeo.com/7034619

External links

• Alice in Wonderland at IMDb
• Alice in Wonderland is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
• Alice in Wonderland at AllMovie