The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England

The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England
The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England
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Directed by	Maurice Tourneur
Written by	Maurice Tourneur (scenario)
Based on	The Wishing Ring; by Owen Davis
Produced by	William A. Brady; Shubert family
Starring	Vivian Martin
Cinematography	John van den Broek
Distributed by	World Film Company
Release date	November 9, 1914;
Running time	54 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England is a 1914 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Vivian Martin. Based on the 1910 play of the same name by Owen Davis that ran on Broadway starring Marguerite Clark,^[1]^[2] the film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey by the World Film Corporation.^[3]

The film was thought to have been lost but a 16mm print of the film was rediscovered by film historian Kevin Brownlow in England.^[4] In 2012, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^[5]^[6]^[7]

Cast

Vivian Martin - Sally, The parson's daughter
Alec B. Francis - The Earl of Bateson
Chester Barnett - The Earl's Son Giles
Gyp Williams - The Orphan
Simeon Wiltsie - The Parson
Walter Morton - Mr. Annesley
Johnny Hines - Jolly Boy (billed as John Hines)
Rose Melville - Sis Hopkins
Frederick Truesdell
Holbrook Blinn
James Young

References

^ The Wishing Ring at silentera.com database
^ Soister, John T. (2012). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland. p. 329. ISBN 0-786-48790-9.
^ Fort Lee: Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry. Arcadia Publishing. 2006. p. 78. ISBN 0-738-54501-5.
^ "2012 National Film Registry". cbsnews.com. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
^ King, Susan (December 19, 2012). "National Film Registry selects 25 films for preservation". Los Angeles Times.
^ "2012 National Film Registry Picks in A League of Their Own". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2020-05-15.

External links

The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England essay [1] by Kyle Westphal at National Film Registry
The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England at IMDb
The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England at AllMovie

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[silentera-1] The Wishing Ring at silentera.com database

[2] Soister, John T. (2012). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland. p. 329. ISBN 0-786-48790-9.

[3] Fort Lee: Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry. Arcadia Publishing. 2006. p. 78. ISBN 0-738-54501-5.

[4] "2012 National Film Registry". cbsnews.com. Retrieved May 23, 2013.

[5] King, Susan (December 19, 2012). "National Film Registry selects 25 films for preservation". Los Angeles Times.

[6] "2012 National Film Registry Picks in A League of Their Own". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2020-05-15.

[7] "Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2020-05-15.

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