Caprice (1913 film)
| Caprice | |
|---|---|
Scene from the film. | |
| Directed by | J. Searle Dawley |
| Based on | play by Howard P. Taylor |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | H. Lyman Broening |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Famous Players Film Company (State's Rights) |
Release date |
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Running time | 4 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Caprice is a 1913 American silent film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Mary Pickford. Daniel Frohman and Adolph Zukor produced the film for Famous Players Film Company.[1] It is now lost.[2][3]
Background
A young Minnie Maddern Fiske performed the story on stage in the 1880s, one of her earliest successes as an adult actress. The film adaptation provided Pickford with the opportunity to demonstrate her dramatic range beyond her popular screen persona.
Production
Though Zukor helped finance the film, it was distributed through an arrangement with State's Rights primarily because Paramount Pictures did not yet exist.
Cast
- Mary Pickford as Mercy Baxter
- Owen Moore as Jack Henderson
- Ernest Truex as Wally Henderson
- Ogden Crane as Jim Baxter
- James Gordon as Mr. Henderson
- Boots Wall as Edith Henderson
- Louise Huff (uncredited)
- Howard Missimer (uncredited)
- John Steppling (uncredited)
References
- ^ Caprice at IMDb
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films 1911–20. The American Film Institute. 1988.
- ^ "Caprice (1913)". Silent Era.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caprice (1913 film).
- Caprice at IMDb
- Caprice at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Caprice at Silent Era
- Lobby card at Women Film Pioneers Project (archived)
- Lantern slide at Mary Pickford Foundation
