The Glorious Adventure
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The Glorious Adventure (1918
) was an American
silent film
which was one of the last made in the Kinemacolor
process.
, and starred Mae Marsh
and Wyndham Standing
. The film also featured an elderly black woman, Mammy Lou
, who claimed to be 114 years old at the time of filming. Art direction for the film was by Hugo Ballin
.
The film was produced by Samuel Goldwyn
, based on the short story "When Carey Came to Town" by Edith Barnard Delano, and released by Goldwyn Pictures
. The movie was filmed partly on location at the Hermitage Plantation in Savannah, Georgia
which was bought in 1935 by Union Camp Corporation
and demolished.
This film is not to be confused with another film of the same title, directed in England in 1922 by J. Stuart Blackton
in the Prizmacolor
process. Neither film is based on the famous book The Glorious Adventure (1927) by Richard Halliburton
.
1918 in film
The year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....
) was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
which was one of the last made in the Kinemacolor
Kinemacolor
Kinemacolor was the first successful color motion picture process, used commercially from 1908 to 1914. It was invented by George Albert Smith of Brighton, England in 1906. He was influenced by the work of William Norman Lascelles Davidson. It was launched by Charles Urban's Urban Trading Co. of...
process.
Production background
The film was directed by Hobart HenleyHobart Henley
Hobart Henley was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter....
, and starred Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh was an American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years.-Early life:...
and Wyndham Standing
Wyndham Standing
Wyndham Standing was an English film actor. He appeared in 131 films between 1915 and 1948. A popular and much beloved leading man in the silent film era, he starred and costarred along many famous names of the day, both men and women. He and Ronald Colman were the stars of the now lost classic...
. The film also featured an elderly black woman, Mammy Lou
Mammy Lou
Mammy Lou was apparently the oldest person to appear in a motion picture.-Life:In 1918, she appeared in the silent film The Glorious Adventure, directed by Hobart Henley, playing the part of The Mansion's Servant, the mansion being the in Savannah, Georgia...
, who claimed to be 114 years old at the time of filming. Art direction for the film was by Hugo Ballin
Hugo Ballin
Hugo Ballin was born in New York City and studied at the Art Students League of New York. When the Wisconsin State Capital was built in the early 20th Century, Ballin created 26 murals for its interior...
.
The film was produced by Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn was an American film producer, and founding contributor executive of several motion picture studios.-Biography:...
, based on the short story "When Carey Came to Town" by Edith Barnard Delano, and released by Goldwyn Pictures
Goldwyn Pictures
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation was an American motion picture production company founded in 1916 by Samuel Goldfish in partnership with Broadway producers Edgar and Archibald Selwyn using an amalgamation of both last names to create the name...
. The movie was filmed partly on location at the Hermitage Plantation in Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
which was bought in 1935 by Union Camp Corporation
Union Camp Corporation
Union Camp Corporation was an American pulp and paper company and a private owner of timberland in the United States. In 1999 it was acquired by International Paper.-Company creation:...
and demolished.
This film is not to be confused with another film of the same title, directed in England in 1922 by J. Stuart Blackton
J. Stuart Blackton
James Stuart Blackton , usually known as J. Stuart Blackton, was an Anglo-American film producer of the Silent Era, the founder of Vitagraph Studios and among the first filmmakers to use the techniques of stop-motion and drawn animation...
in the Prizmacolor
Prizma
The Prizma Color system was a technique of color motion picture photography, invented in 1913 by William Van Doren Kelley and Charles Raleigh. Initially, it was a two-color additive color system, similar to its predecessor, Kinemacolor...
process. Neither film is based on the famous book The Glorious Adventure (1927) by Richard Halliburton
Richard Halliburton
Richard Halliburton was an American traveler, adventurer, and author. Best known today for having swum the length of the Panama Canal and paying the lowest toll in its history—thirty-six cents—Halliburton was headline news for most of his brief career...
.