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The Age of Innocence (1924 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Age of Innocence' is a 1924 American silent film directed by Wesley Ruggles. It is the first film adaptation of Edith Wharton's 1920 novel 'The Age of Innocence'. It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2526 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:'..The Age of Innocence'] Retrieved January 15, 2017
Plot
Newland Archer is engaged to May Mingott of a prominent New York family. Shortly after the engagement is announced, Newland finds himself attracted to May's older married cousin Countess Ellen Olenska. After his marriage to May, Newland and Ellen agree to run away together. Before this can happen, May visits her husband's lover and informs her that she is expecting a child. Ellen and Newland part ways, Newland vowing to be a better husband to his wife May.
Cast
* Beverly Bayne as Countess Ellen Olanska
* Edith Roberts as May Mingott
* Elliott Dexter as Newland Archer
* Willard Louis as Cornelius Beaufort
* Fred Huntley
* Gertrude Norman
* Sigrid Holmquist
Preservation status
This film is now lost.[http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/wharton/marshalls.pdf Marshall, Scott. "Edith Wharton on Film and Television: A History and Filmography." 'Edith Wharton Review' (1996): 15-25. Washington State University. Jan. 15, 2009][http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3343/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:'..The Age of Innocence'] Retrieved January 15, 2017 In February 1956, Jack Warner sold the rights to all of his pre-December 1949 films to Associated Artists Productions.
In 1969, UA donated 16mm prints of some Warner Bros. films from outside United States. No copies of 'The Age of Innocence' are known to exist.
Legacy
*In 1928, Margaret Ayer Barnes adapted the novel into a play, first produced on Broadway, starring Katharine Cornell as Countess Ellen Olenska.
*In 1934 an adaptation of the novel was directed by Philip Moeller. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures and stars Irene Dunne as Countess Ellen Olenska, John Boles as Newland Archer, Julie Haydon as May Welland Archer, Lionel Atwill, and Helen Westley.
*In 1993 an adaptation of the novel was directed by Martin Scorsese. It was released by Columbia Pictures and stars Michelle Pfeiffer as Countess Ellen Olenska, Daniel Day-Lewis as Newland Archer, Winona Ryder as May Welland Archer, Richard E. Grant, and Miriam Margolyes. Ryder won a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of May Welland Archer, and the film won an Oscar for costume design.
References
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