Olaf—An Atom
| Olaf—An Atom | |
|---|---|
 Aywon Film Corporation re-release poster for the film, retitled The Wanderer | |
| Directed by | Anthony O'Sullivan |
| Written by | William E. Wing |
| Starring | Harry Carey |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
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Release date |
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Running time | 17 minutes (16 frame/s) 1,003 feet[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
Olaf—An Atom is a 1913 American film directed by Anthony O'Sullivan and featuring Harry Carey.
Plot
Broken by grief after his mother's death, Olaf becomes a wanderer. He is treated cruelly until he is given a meal by a woman at the homestead where she lives with her husband and baby. Olaf is able to return her kindness when he overhears a plot to rob the settlers of their home. He alerts the couple and delays the would-be thieves long enough for the husband to file a claim on his land. Olaf is injured by the claim jumpers but he recovers, alone and forgotten by those he has helped. He then moves aimlessly along.
Cast
- Harry Carey as Olaf[2]
- Kate Bruce as Olaf's mother[1]
- Charles Hill Mailes as a parent[3]
- Claire McDowell as a parent[2]
- Donald Crisp as the beggar
- Frank Evans as the blacksmith
- John T. Dillon as the claim jumper
- Thomas Jefferson as the doctor (unconfirmed)
Production
Directed by Anthony O'Sullivan and written by William E. Wing, Olaf—An Atom was produced by the Biograph Company and released May 19, 1913, in the United States.[4][5] The drama was released August 4, 1913, in the United Kingdom.[6]
The film was retitled The Wanderer and re-released by the Aywon Film Corporation, a New York City company formed in early 1919. Aywon reissued films including the Biograph Company short films, which were often lengthened by the addition of intertitles.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b Graham, Cooper C. (1985). D. W. Griffith and the Biograph Company. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 181. ISBN 9780810818064.
- ^ a b "Answers to Inquiries". The Motion Picture Story Magazine. September 1913. p. 140. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ "Comments on the Films". The Moving Picture World. May 31, 1913. p. 919. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ "Calendar of Licensed Releases". The Moving Picture World. May 17, 1913. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ Katchmer, Gerald A. (1991). Eighty Silent Film Stars. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 210. ISBN 9780899504940.
- ^ "Supplement to The Cinema". The Cinema News and Property Gazette. July 2, 1913. p. 100. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ Slide, Anthony (2001) [1998]. The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 17. ISBN 9781578860159.
External links
- Olaf—An Atom at IMDb
- Film at YouTube, with title card from the unrelated 1913 film
- Excerpt at the Internet Archive