| The Courtship of Miles Standish | |
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| Directed by | Frederic Sullivan |
| Written by | Albert Ray |
| Based on | The Courtship of Miles Standish by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
| Starring | Charles Ray Enid Bennett E. Alyn Warren |
| Cinematography | George Rizard |
Production company | Charles Ray Producing |
| Distributed by | Associated Exhibitors |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Courtship of Miles Standish, also known as The Courtship of Myles Standish,[1] is a 1923 American silent epic historical romantic drama film about Myles Standish produced by and starring Charles Ray, Enid Bennett, and E. Alyn Warren.[2] Directed by Frederic Sullivan, nephew of the famous composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, and scripted by Albert Ray, the film is based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1858 poem The Courtship of Miles Standish.[3] No prints of the film are known to exist and it is now presumed lost.[4]
- ^ IMDb entry and some advertisements
- ^ White Munden, Kenneth (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921–1930. University of California Press. p. 149. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
- ^ Snow, Stephen Eddy (2008). Performing the Pilgrims: A Study of Ethnohistorical Role-Playing at Plimoth Plantation. Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-60473-181-1.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Courtship of Miles Standish at silentera.com