The_Virginian_(1914_film)

<i>The Virginian</i> (1914 film)

The Virginian (1914 film)

1914 film

The Virginian is a 1914 American silent Western film[1] based on the 1902 novel The Virginian by Owen Wister. The film was adapted from the successful 1903–04 theatre play The Virginian, on which Wister had collaborated with playwright Kirke La Shelle. The Virginian starred Dustin Farnum in the title role, a role he reprised from the original play.[2] It was directed by Cecil B. DeMille.

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The film was an attempt to reproduce the success of The Squaw Man, using the same formula.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  2. [2]
    Birchard, Robert S. (June 29, 2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-3829-9.


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