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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917 film)

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'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Marshall Neilan based upon the 1903 novel of the same name by Kate Douglas Wiggin. This version is notable for having been adapted by famed female screenwriter Frances Marion. The film was made by the "Mary Pickford Company" and was an acclaimed box office hit. When the play premiered on Broadway in the 1910 theater season the part of Rebecca was played by Edith Taliaferro.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/R/RebeccaOfSunnybrookFar1917.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'] at silentera.com[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=7192 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' as produced on Broadway at the Republic Theatre, beginning October 3, 1910; IBDb.com]'The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20' by The American Film Institute, c.1988

Plot



As described in a film magazine, Rebecca Randall (Pickford) is taken into the home of her aunt Hannah (Eddy), a strict New England woman. Rebecca meets Adam Ladd (O'Brien), a young man of the village, and they become great friends. One day Rebecca promises to marry Adam when she becomes of age. Unable to withstand her pranks any longer, her aunt sends her away to a boarding school. She graduates a beautiful young lady. Shortly thereafter, Adam demands a fulfillment of her promise.

Cast



Production



'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' was filmed in Pleasanton, California.

Reception



Like many American films of the time, 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of the intertitle "I have just learned the Simpsons are not married."

See also



* 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm', 1909 play

* 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm', 1932 film

* 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm', 1938 film starring Shirley Temple

References




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