Graustark (film)

Graustark
Poster for film
Directed by Fred E. Wright
Produced by Essanay Studios
Written by H. Tipton Steck (scenario)
Based on Graustark
by George Barr McCutcheon
Starring Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Cinematography Jackson J. Rose
Distributed by V-L-S-E, Incorporated
Release date
  • April 16, 1915 (1915-04-16)
Running time
6 reels
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Graustark is a 1915 American silent adventure drama film produced by the Essanay Studios. It is based on the novel Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon. The film starred romantic team Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne and proved one of their most popular vehicles. Fred E. Wright directed the film.[1][2]

The film was remade by Fox in 1923 under the title Truxton King with John Gilbert and in 1925 as Graustark with Norma Talmadge.

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Preservation status

Prints of Graustark are preserved in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection and the EYE Film Institute Netherlands.[3]

References

  1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: Graustark at silentera.com
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Graustark


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