Vicar of Wakefield

Duration: 30

Year Published: 1917

Creator: Thanhouser Film Corp. ; scenarist, Emmett Mixx ; director, Ernest Warde.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: silent

Credits: Warde, Ernest C., 1874-1923.; Mixx, Emmet, 1869-; Warde, Frederick B., 1851-1935.; Adams, Kathryn, 1894-1959.; Vaughn, Robert, 1877-; Marshall, Boyd, 1885-1950.; Jones, Morgan, 1879-1951.; Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774. Vicar of Wakefield.; Thanhouser Film Corporation.; Pathé Exchange.

Description: Based on the novel The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith.; Production dates and credits taken from AFI Catalog.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Camera, William Zollinger.; American film institute catalog: feature films, 1911-1920 987.; Frederick Warde (The Vicar of Wakefield), Carey Hastings (Mrs. Primrose), Boyd Marshall (George Primrose), Kathryn Adams (Olivia Primrose), Gladys Leslie (Sophie Primrose), William Parke, Jr. (Moses Primrose), Tula Bell (Dick Primrose), Barbara Howard (Bill Primrose), Thomas A. Curran (Mr. Burchell), Robert Vaughn (Squire Wilmot), Grace De Carlton (Arabella Wilmot), Arthur Bauer (Mr. Wilmot), Morgan Jones (Jenkinson).; The Vicar of Wakefield endures much hardship after his eldest son leaves and his daughter, Olivia, elopes with Squire Wilmot. The squire arranges what he beieves to be a mock marriage to Olivia. When Olivia learns of this she leaves him. The Vicar searches for his daughter and eventually finds both his wayward children. Olivia's situation with Squire Wilmot is eventually rectified and the Vicar is at peace.; PFA 1612-108-8427. D0108; Silent with English intertitles.; PFA 1612-108-8427. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reels of 1 (30 min.) (1137 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. print.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE