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The Dumb Girl of Portici
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Wikipedia article
'The Dumb Girl of Portici' is a 1916 American silent historical drama film directed by Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber and starring Anna Pavlova, Rupert Julian and Wadsworth Harris.Slide p.43 It was adapted by Weber from the libretto by Germain Delavigne and Eugne Scribe for Daniel Auber's 1828 opera 'La muette de Portici' ('The Mute of Portici'). The film marked Pavlova's only feature film performance.
Overview
The film was one of the most expensive film made at a cost at approximately $300,000. The film was the first major film directed by a woman director in the early 1910s.
Plot
Fenella (Anna Pavlova) is a poor Italian girl who falls in love with Duke d'Arcos (Wadsworth Harris), a Spanish nobleman.
Cast
* Anna Pavlova as Fenella
* Rupert Julian as Masaniello
* Wadsworth Harris as Duke d'Arcos
* Douglas Gerrard as Alphonso
* Jack Holt as Conde
* Betty Schade as Isabella
* Edna Maison as Elvira
* Jack Hoxie as Perrone
* William Wolbert as Pietro
* Laura Oakley as Rilla
* Nigel De Brulier as Father Francisco
* Lina Basquette as Child
Release
The film was released on DVD/Blu-ray in 2018 with a new score by John Sweeney.
See also
*'The Mute of Portici' (1922)
*'The Mute of Portici' (1952)
References
Bibliography
* Slide, Anthony. 'Early Women Directors'. A. S. Barnes, 1977.
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