Pierre of the Plains (1914)

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

50 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent drama from 1914. It follows a man named Pierre and the people around him. The story was adapted from a novel and a Broadway play.

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What happens

Pierre of the Plains is a 1914 American silent drama film based on the novel Pierre and his People by Gilbert Parker. Edgar Selwyn adapted the novel into the play Pierre of the Plains in 1908 and it made Elsie Ferguson a Broadway star. Benjamin S. Kutler wrote the scenario. The film stars Selwyn himself, The supporting cast features Dorothy Dalton, Sydney Seaward, and Lawrence B. McGill. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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