Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917 film)

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Theatrical poster
Directed byMarshall Neilan
Written byFrances Marion
Based onRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1903 novel
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
1910 play
by Charlotte Thompson
StarringMary Pickford
Eugene O'Brien
CinematographyWalter Stradling
Production
company
Mary Pickford Company
Distributed byArtcraft Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • September 22, 1917 (1917-09-22)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

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.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm at silentera.com
  2. ^ Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm as produced on Broadway at the Republic Theatre, beginning October 3, 1910; IBDb.com
  3. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988