| The Nightingale | |
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| Directed by | Augustus E. Thomas |
| Written by | Augustus Thomas |
| Produced by | All Star Feature Film Corporation |
| Starring | Ethel Barrymore |
| Distributed by | Alco Film Corporation |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Nightingale, a drama film directed and written by Augustus Thomas in 1914, is a silent drama film, which Alco Film Corporation released. Ethel Barrymore makes her acting debut in this feature film, which Thomas wrote specifically for her. Thomas, famed as a Broadway playwright, was the best friend of Barrymore's father Maurice, and had known the actress since she was a child.[1] As with many of Barrymore's films to come, the advertising for this film says the film is told in 'acts' as with a stage play, an effort to remind the audience of the star's status and preference for the legitimate stage. This film was long thought to be lost.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ Great Times, Good Times: The Odyssey of Maurice Barrymore, Doubleday Press, c.1977 by James Kotsilibas Davis
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
- ^ The Nightingale at silentera.com
- ^ The Nightingale at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Nightingale