Anna Christie (1923 film)
| Anna Christie | |
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 Original 1923 theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | John Griffith Wray |
| Written by | Bradley King (screenplay) |
| Based on | Anna Christie by Eugene O'Neill |
| Produced by | Thomas H. Ince |
| Starring | Blanche Sweet William Russell George F. Marion |
| Cinematography | Henry Sharp |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $165,236[1] |
Anna Christie is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the 1921 play by Eugene O'Neill (first film version) and starring Blanche Sweet and William Russell.
Directed by John Griffith Wray and produced by Thomas H. Ince for First National Pictures, the screenplay was adapted by Bradley King from the Eugene O'Neill play of the same title.[2][3][4] Thomas H. Ince Inc. paid a then-astronomical $35,000 for the screen rights to the play.[1]
Cast
- Blanche Sweet as Anna Christie
- William Russell as Matt Burke
- George F. Marion as Chris Christopherson
- Eugénie Besserer as Marthy
- Chester Conklin as Tommy
- Fred Kohler as Bit
- Victor Potel as Bit
- George Siegmann as Anna's uncle
- Ralph Yearsley as The Brutal Cousin
Preservation
Prints of Anna Christie are located in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection, Gosfilmofond in Moscow, Cineteca Del Friuli in Genoma, Italy, and Harvard Film Archive.[5]
See also
- Blanche Sweet filmography
- Anna Christie (1930)
- The Docks of New York (1928)
References
- ^ a b Slide, Anthony. Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film. Scarecrow Press. p. 24
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List : Anna Christie at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Anna Christie
- ^ Magill's Survey of Silent Films, Vol. 1, A-FLA, p. 142, edited by Frank N. Magill c.1982 ISBN 0-89356-240-8 (3 book set ISBN 0-89356-239-4)
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Anna Christie
External links
- Anna Christie at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Anna Christie at IMDb
- Anna Christie at AllMovie
- Lantern slide for Anna Christie (Wayback archived)
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