Lorna Doone (1922 film)

Lorna Doone
Directed by Maurice Tourneur
Produced by Maurice Tourneur
Thomas H. Ince
Written by Katherine S. Reed
Cecil G. Mumford
Maurice Tourneur
Wyndham Gittens
Richard Doddridge Blackmore (novel)
Starring Madge Bellamy
John Bowers
Frank Keenan
Jack McDonald
Music by Mari Iijima (2001 remaster)
Cinematography Henry Sharp
Distributed by Associated First National Pictures (*later First National Pictures)
Release date
  • October 1, 1922 (1922-10-01) (Cleveland)
  • December 3, 1922 (1922-12-03) (New York City)
Running time
 7 reels
Country United States
Language English

Lorna Doone is a 1922 American film version of Richard Doddridge Blackmore's 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

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. 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

  1. ↑ "Lorna Doone". BFI.
  2. 1 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 15 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Lorna Doone". Turner Classic Movies.
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