The Warrens of Virginia (1924 film)
Appearance
The Warrens of Virginia | |
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Directed by | Elmer Clifton |
Written by | William C. de Mille |
Produced by | Fox Film Corporation |
Starring | Martha Mansfield |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Warrens of Virginia is a 1924 drama film directed by Elmer Clifton. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation.[1]
Plot
As the American Civil War begins, Ned Burton leaves his Southern love, Agatha Warren, and joins the Union Army. He is later protected and saved from death by Agatha in spite of her loyalty to the South.
Cast
- Martha Mansfield as Agatha Warren
- George Backus as General Warren
- Robert Andrews as Arthur Warren
- Rosemary Hill as Betty Warren
- Wilfred Lytell as Ned Burton
- Harlan Knight as Pap
- Frank Andrews as General Griffin
- Wilbur J. Fox as Ulysses S. Grant
- J. Barney Sherry as Robert E. Lee
Preservation
No prints survive, making this a lost film.[2]
Production
The film was shot in San Antonio, Texas. Brackenridge Park doubled as a battlefield at Appomattox.
Martha Mansfield was on the set when her dress caught fire, possibly from a discarded match. She died at a hospital the next day. Most of Mansfield's scenes had been shot, so production of the film continued.
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Categories:
- 1924 films
- American films
- American silent feature films
- 1920s war drama films
- 1920s historical drama films
- American historical drama films
- American black-and-white films
- American Civil War films
- Films directed by Elmer Clifton
- Films shot in San Antonio
- Films shot in Texas
- Films set in Virginia
- American war drama films
- Fox Film films
- Lost American films
- 1924 drama films
- 1924 lost films
- Silent film stubs
- War drama film stubs