Jane Eyre (1910 film)

Jane Eyre
Irma Taylor as Jane and Charles Compton as John Reed in a film still from the lost work
Produced byThanhouser Company
Release date
  • May 6, 1910 (1910-05-06)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English inter-titles

Jane Eyre is a 1910 American silent short classic drama produced by the Thanhouser Film Corporation.[A] Adapted from Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel, Jane Eyre, the film mirrors the events and plot of the original book. The writer of the scenario is unknown, but Lloyd Lonergan probably adapted the work. The film's director is often and erroneously claimed to be Theodore Marston,[2] but Barry O'Neil or Lloyd B. Carleton are possible candidates. The cast of the film was credited, an act rare and unusual in the era.

This was the first American, first English language and second or third worldwide movie adaptation, of at least 27 film and television versions – of the novel.[B] Such repeated dissemination has made the Brontë sisters' two major works ubiquitous.[C]

The single reel film, approximately 1000 feet long, was released on May 6, 1910. It was later credited by Edwin Thanhouser as marking the assured success of the company. The popularity of the production resulted in the production of additional copies, so the Thanhouser company had more orders than could be filled. Critical reception to the film was generally positive, but with some minor criticisms. The film is presumed lost.

  1. ^ "When the Studio Burned". Thanhouser.org. 2011 [1913]. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Film and Television Adaptations". The Enthusiast's Guide to Jane Eyre. 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference rare was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Gillespie, Paul; Engel, Manfred; Dieter, Bernard (February 14, 2008). Gerald, Ernest (ed.). Romantic Prose Fiction. Benjamins, John Publishing Company. p. 684. ISBN 9789027234568. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  5. ^ McGrath, Charles (March 4, 2011). "Another Hike on the Moors for 'Jane Eyre'". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  6. ^ Stoneman, Patsy (May 1, 1996). Brontë Transformations: The Cultural Dissemination of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights (1st ed.). London New York: Prentice Hall/Harvester-Wheatsheaf. ISBN 978-0133555615.
  7. ^ Gleadell, Rose (August 23, 2011). "TV and film adaptations of Jane Eyre". The Telegraph. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  8. ^ Morrison, Blake (September 9, 2011). "The rise and rise of Brontëmania View from the Parsonage". The Guardian. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  9. ^ Raleigh, Henry P. (December 2011). "Film: Play it Again, Jane". Art Times Journal. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  10. ^ Collins-Hughes, Laura (March 13, 2011). "To Eyre is Hollywood". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 8, 2015.


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