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The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England

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The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England
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Directed byMaurice Tourneur
Written byMaurice Tourneur (scenario)
Produced byWilliam A. Brady
Shubert family
StarringVivian Martin
CinematographyJohn van den Broek
Distributed byWorld Film Company
Release date
  • November 9, 1914 (1914-11-09)
Running time
54 mins.
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
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, the National Film Registry selected the film for preservation.[5]

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 John Hines)
  • Rose Melville - Sis Hopkins
  • Frederick Truesdell
  • Holbrook Blinn
  • James Young

References

  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.


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