The Wishing Ring
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The Wishing Ring is a 1914
silent
film directed by Maurice Tourneur
. It's full title is The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England. The film is based on a 1910 play by Owen Davis
that starred Marguerite Clark
. It was filmed at Fort Lee, New Jersey by the World Film Corporation.
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1914 in film
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
silent
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...
film directed by Maurice Tourneur
Maurice Tourneur
Maurice Tourneur was an important international film director and screenwriter.-Life:Born Maurice Thomas in the Belleville district of Paris, France, his father was a jeweler. As a young man, Maurice Thomas first trained as a graphic designer and a magazine illustrator but was soon drawn to the...
. It's full title is The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England. The film is based on a 1910 play by Owen Davis
Owen Davis
Owen Gould Davis, Sr. was an American dramatist. He received the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his 1923 play Icebound, and penned hundreds of plays and scripts for radio and film. Before the First World War, he also wrote racy sketches of New York high jinks and low life for the Police Gazette...
that starred Marguerite Clark
Marguerite Clark
Marguerite Clark was an American stage and silent film actress.-Early life and theater:Born to a farming family in Avondale, Cincinnati, Ohio, Clark was educated at a Roman Catholic boarding school in Cincinnati...
. It was filmed at Fort Lee, New Jersey by the World Film Corporation.
Cast
- Vivian MartinVivian MartinVivian Martin was an American stage and silent film actress. She was born in Sparta, Michigan and began her career as a child actress on the stage with comedian Lew Fields...
- Sally, The parson's daughter - Alec B. FrancisAlec B. FrancisAlec B. Francis was an English actor, largely of the silent era. He appeared in 241 films between 1911 and 1934.He was born in London and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:...
- The Earl of Bateson - Chester Barnett - The Earl's Son Giles
- Gyp Williams - The Orphan
- Simeon Wiltsie - The Parson
- Walter Morton - Mr. Annesley
- Johnny Hines - Jolly Boy (billed John HinesJohn HinesJohn "Johnny" A. Hines was an American boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Indiana and died in Los Angeles, California....
)
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- Rose Melville - Sis Hopkins
- Frederick Truesdell
- Holbrook BlinnHolbrook BlinnHolbrook Blinn was an American actor, born in San Francisco. He appeared on the legitimate stage as a child, and played throughout the United States and in London. He appeared in silent films, and was the director of popular one-act plays at New York's Princess Theatre.In 1900, he appeared in...
- James YoungJames Young (director)James Young was an American film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era. Before films Young had a successful career as a stage actor appearing on Broadway and throughout the country. His first wife was librettist Rida Johnson Young who often composed with Victor Herbert. Turning to...