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David Copperfield (1911 film)

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Wikipedia article




'David Copperfield' is a 1911 American silent short drama film based on the 1850 novel of the same name by Charles Dickens. It is the oldest known film adaptation of the novel.

Overview



The film was made by the Thanhouser Film Corporation, an independent company located in New Rochelle, New York founded by Edwin Thanhouser.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090531101506/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/organisation/39060 Thanhouser Film Corporation] on the British Film Institute website The film has been credited to Theodore Marston,[https://archive.today/20120709224307/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/182692 'David Copperfield'] on the British Film Institute website but recent research points to George O. Nichols as director.

Plot



'David Copperfield' consists of three reels and as three separate films, released in three consecutive weeks, with three different titles: 'The Early Life of David Copperfield', 'Little Em'ly and David Copperfield', and 'The Loves of David Copperfield'.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/D/DavidCopperfield1911.html 'David Copperfield' (1911)] at silentera.com

Cast



* Flora Foster as David Copperfield as a boy.

* Ed Genung as David Copperfield as a man.

* Marie Eline as Em'ly as a Child

* Florence La Badie as Em'ly as a Woman

* Mignon Anderson as Dora Spenlow

* Viola Alberti as Betsey Trotwood

* Justus D. Barnes as Ham Peggotty in part one

* William Russell as Ham Peggotty in part two

* William Garwood Ham Peggotty in part three

Status



A print of the film still exists and is currently in the public domain.

References




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