Lorna Doone (1922 film): Difference between revisions

Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
	Poster
Directed by	Maurice Tourneur
Written by	Katherine S. Reed; Cecil G. Mumford; Maurice Tourneur; Wyndham Gittens
Based on	Lorna Doone; by Richard Doddridge Blackmore
Produced by	Maurice Tourneur; Thomas H. Ince
Starring	Madge Bellamy; John Bowers; Frank Keenan; Jack McDonald
Cinematography	Henry Sharp
Music by	Mari Iijima (2001 remaster)
Distributed by	Associated First National Pictures
Release dates	October 1, 1922 (Cleveland); December 3, 1922 (New York City);
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 05:02, 5 July 2024

Lorna Doone (1922)

Lorna Doone is a 1922 American silent drama film based upon Richard Doddridge Blackmore's 1869 novel of the same name.^[1] Directed by French director Maurice Tourneur in the United States, the film starred Madge Bellamy and John Bowers.^[2]

This is one of many film adaptations of the novel. It was filmed twice before in 1912 in England for Clarendon, and in 1915 for the American Biograph Company.^[3] Other later adaptations include 1934 and 1951 films, and 1990 and 2001 television movies.

Cast

Madge Bellamy as Lorna Doone
Mae Giraci as Lorna as a Child (credited as Mae Giracci)
John Bowers as John Ridd
Charles Hatton as John as a Child
Frank Keenan as Sir Ensor Doone
Jack McDonald as Counsellor Doone (credited as Jack MacDonald)
Donald McDonald as Carver Doone
Norris Johnson as Ruth, John's Cousin
Gertrude Astor as Countess of Brandir (uncredited)
James Robert Chandler as Frye (uncredited)
Irene De Voss as Lorna's Mother (uncredited)
Joan Standing as Gwenny Carfax (uncredited)

Restoration

In 2001 a digital restoration of the film was financed by Georgia cinephile Jesse Sharp and released on DVD by Kino International. Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Iijima composed an all-new musical score for the film.^[4]

Critical reception

In a contemporary review, Variety wrote, "Madge Bellamy has just the right wistful quality of beauty for Lorna...the histrionic honors, however, go to that best of character portrait makers, Frank Keenan, as Sir Ensor Doone...The scenic features of the picture have been splendidly managed. The stagecoach inn might have been lifted from an authentic print of the times. The spirited passage of the coach robbery on the seashore is a smashing bit of pictorial emphasis and the action in the robber's village is scenically impressive."^[5]

References

^ "Lorna Doone". BFI. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Lorna Doone (1922) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
^ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". silentera.com.
^ "Lorna Doone the soundtrack". All Music. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
^ "Lorna Doone". Turner Classic Movies.

External links

[1] "Lorna Doone". BFI. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014.

[allmovie-2] "Lorna Doone (1922) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.

[3] "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". silentera.com.

[4] "Lorna Doone the soundtrack". All Music. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[5] "Lorna Doone". Turner Classic Movies.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{short description|1922 film by Maurice Tourneur}}
+{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
 {{Infobox film
 | name           = Lorna Doone
 | image          = Lorna Doone Poster.jpg
-| caption        =
+| caption        = Poster
 | director       = [[Maurice Tourneur]]
-| producer       = [[Maurice Tourneur]]<br>[[Thomas H. Ince]]
+| writer         = [[Katherine S. Reed]]<br>[[Cecil G. Mumford]]<br>Maurice Tourneur<br>[[Wyndham Gittens]]
-| writer         = [[Katherine S. Reed]]<br>[[Cecil G. Mumford]]<br>[[Maurice Tourneur]]<br>[[Wyndham Gittens]]<br>[[Richard Doddridge Blackmore]] (novel)
+| based_on       = {{basedon|''[[Lorna Doone]]''|[[Richard Doddridge Blackmore]]}}
+| producer       = Maurice Tourneur<br>[[Thomas H. Ince]]
 | starring       = [[Madge Bellamy]]<br>[[John Bowers (actor)|John Bowers]]<br>[[Frank Keenan]]<br>[[Jack McDonald (actor)|Jack McDonald]]
-| music          = [[Mari Iijima]] <small>(2001 remaster)</small>
 | cinematography = [[Henry Sharp (cinematographer)|Henry Sharp]]
 | editing        =
+| music          = [[Mari Iijima]] <small>(2001 remaster)</small>
-| distributor    = Associated First National Pictures (*later [[First National Pictures]])
+| distributor    = [[First National Pictures|Associated First National Pictures]]
 | released       = {{Film date|1922|10|01|Cleveland|1922|12|03|New York City}}
-| runtime        = 7 reels
+| runtime        = 7 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]
 | country        = United States
-| language       = English
+| language       = Silent (English [[intertitle]]s)
 | budget         =
 }}
+[[File:Lorna Doone (1922) .webm|thumb|''Lorna Doone'' (1922)]]
-'''''Lorna Doone''''' is a 1922 American film version of [[Richard Doddridge Blackmore]]'s [[Lorna Doone|novel of the same name]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6af2b4d9|title=Lorna Doone|work=BFI}}</ref>
+'''''Lorna Doone''''' is a 1922 American silent [[drama film]] based upon [[Richard Doddridge Blackmore]]'s 1869 [[Lorna Doone|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6af2b4d9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108110320/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6af2b4d9|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 8, 2014|title=Lorna Doone|work=BFI}}</ref> Directed by French director [[Maurice Tourneur]] in the United States, the film starred [[Madge Bellamy]] and [[John Bowers (actor)|John Bowers]].<ref name=allmovie>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v100167|title=Lorna Doone (1922) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref>
-Directed by French director [[Maurice Tourneur]] in the United States, the film starred [[Madge Bellamy]] and [[John Bowers (actor)|John Bowers]].<ref name=allmovie>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v100167|title=Lorna Doone (1922) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref>
 This is one of many film adaptations of the novel. It was filmed twice before in 1912 in England for Clarendon, and in 1915 for the American [[Biograph Company]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/L/LornaDoone1922.html|title=Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List|work=silentera.com}}</ref> Other later adaptations include [[Lorna Doone (1934 film)|1934]] and [[Lorna Doone (1951 film)|1951 films]], and [[Lorna Doone (1990 film)|1990]] and [[Lorna Doone (2001 film)|2001 television movies]].
 ==Cast==
+[[File:Lorna Doone (1922) - 2.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Madge Bellamy]] as ''Lorna Doone'', a role which, according to [[Allmovie]], "helped bring her stardom."<ref name=allmovie />]]
-*[[Madge Bellamy]] - ''Lorna Doone''
-*[[Mae Giraci]] - ''Lorna as a Child'' (as Mae Giracci)
+*[[Madge Bellamy]] as Lorna Doone
+*[[Mae Giraci]] as Lorna as a Child (credited as Mae Giracci)
-*[[John Bowers (actor)|John Bowers]] - ''John Ridd''
-*[[Charles Hatton]] - ''John as a Child''
+*[[John Bowers (actor)|John Bowers]] as John Ridd
+*Charles Hatton as John as a Child
-*[[Frank Keenan]] - ''Sir Ensor Doone''
+*[[Frank Keenan]] as Sir Ensor Doone
-*[[Jack McDonald (actor)|Jack McDonald]] - '''Counsellor' Doone'' (as Jack MacDonald)
-*[[Donald MacDonald (actor)|Donald McDonald]] - ''Carver Doone''
+*[[Jack McDonald (actor)|Jack McDonald]] as Counsellor Doone (credited as Jack MacDonald)
+*[[Donald MacDonald (actor)|Donald McDonald]] as Carver Doone
-*[[Norris Johnson]] - ''Ruth, John's Cousin''
+*[[Norris Johnson]] as Ruth, John's Cousin
-*[[Gertrude Astor]] - ''Countess of Brandir'' (uncredited)
-*[[James Robert Chandler]] - ''Frye'' (uncredited)
+*[[Gertrude Astor]] as Countess of Brandir (uncredited)
-*[[Irene De Voss]] - ''Lorna's Mother'' (uncredited)
+*[[James Robert Chandler]] as Frye (uncredited)
+*[[Irene De Voss]] as Lorna's Mother (uncredited)
-*[[Joan Standing]] - ''Gwenny Carfax'' (uncredited)[[File:Lorna Doone (1922) - 2.jpg|thumb|[[Madge Bellamy]] as ''Lorna Doone'', a role which, according to [[Allmovie]], "helped bring her stardom." <ref name=allmovie />]]
+*[[Joan Standing]] as Gwenny Carfax (uncredited)
-Lenore B. English - "childhood friend" of Lorna Doone <Ms. English, actor, now 101 yrs old (2015), remembers being in this film>
 ==Restoration==
-In 2001 a digital restoration of the film was financed by Georgia cinephile Jesse Sharp and released on DVD by [[Kino International (company)|Kino International]]. [[Japan]]ese singer/songwriter [[Mari Iijima]] composed an all-new musical score for the film.{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}
+In 2001 a digital restoration of the film was financed by Georgia cinephile Jesse Sharp and released on DVD by [[Kino International (company)|Kino International]]. [[Japan]]ese singer/songwriter [[Mari Iijima]] composed an all-new musical score for the film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lorna Doone the soundtrack|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/lorna-doone-the-soundtrack-mw0000483029|publisher=All Music|accessdate=July 15, 2016}}</ref>
 ==Critical reception==
-In a contemporary review, [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] wrote, "Madge Bellamy has just the right wistful quality of beauty for Lorna...the histrionic honors, however, go to that best of character portrait makers, Frank Keenan, as Sir Ensor Doone...The scenic features of the picture have been splendidly managed. The stagecoach inn might have been lifted from an authentic print of the times. The spirited passage of the coach robbery on the seashore is a smashing bit of pictorial emphasis and the action in the robber's village is scenically impressive."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/90527%7C0/Lorna-Doone.html|title=Lorna Doone|work=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref>
+In a contemporary review, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote, "Madge Bellamy has just the right wistful quality of beauty for Lorna...the histrionic honors, however, go to that best of character portrait makers, Frank Keenan, as Sir Ensor Doone...The scenic features of the picture have been splendidly managed. The stagecoach inn might have been lifted from an authentic print of the times. The spirited passage of the coach robbery on the seashore is a smashing bit of pictorial emphasis and the action in the robber's village is scenically impressive."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/90527%7C0/Lorna-Doone.html|title=Lorna Doone|work=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref>
 ==References==
@@ Line 48: / Line 50: @@
 ==External links==
-{{commons category}}
+{{Commons category|Lorna Doone (1922 film)}}
-*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013332/ Lorna Doone on IMDb]
+*{{IMDb title|tt0013332}}
 *[http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/showreview.php3?ID=7663 Review of 2001 Kino DVD Release]
 *[http://imdb.com/find?q=lorna%20doone;tt=on;mx=10 IMDb Listing of movies based on Lorna Doone]
@@ Line 59: / Line 61: @@
 [[Category:Films based on Lorna Doone]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Maurice Tourneur]]
-[[Category:American films]]
 [[Category:American silent feature films]]
 [[Category:American historical films]]
 [[Category:1920s historical films]]
-[[Category:Films set in Devon]]
+[[Category:First National Pictures films]]
-[[Category:Films set in the 17th century]]
+[[Category:American black-and-white films]]
+[[Category:1920s American films]]