| The Virginian | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Based on | The Virginian by Owen Wister |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Dustin Farnum |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Edited by | Cecil B. DeMille Mamie Wagner |
Production company | Jesse Lasky Feature Plays |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Virginian is a 1914 American silent Western film based on the 1902 novel The Virginian by Owen Wister. The film was adapted from the successful 1903–04 theatre play The Virginian, on which Wister had collaborated with playwright Kirke La Shelle. The Virginian starred Dustin Farnum in the title role, a role he reprised from the original play. It was directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
Cast
- Dustin Farnum as The Virginian
- Horace B. Carpenter as Spanish Ed (uncredited)
- Sydney Deane as Uncle Hughey (uncredited)
- Cecilia de Mille as Little Girl (uncredited)
- Tex Driscoll as Shorty (uncredited)
- William Elmer as Trampas (uncredited)
- James Griswold as Stage Driver (uncredited)
- Jack W. Johnston as Steve (uncredited)
- Anita King as Mrs. Ogden (uncredited)
- Winifred Kingston as Molly Wood (uncredited)
- Dick La Reno as Balaam (uncredited)
- Mrs Lewis McCord as Mrs. Balaam (uncredited)
- Monroe Salisbury as Mr. Ogden (uncredited)
- Russell Simpson as (uncredited)
- Hosea Steelman as Lin McLean (uncredited)
References
External links
Media related to The Virginian (1914 film) at Wikimedia Commons
The full text of The Virginian (1914 film) at Wikisource- Owen Wister Papers at the University of Wyoming – American Heritage Center
- The Virginian at IMDb
- The Virginian (1914) at SilentEra
- The Virginian is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- The manuscript of Owen Wister's book The Virginian is preserved at the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming.
- Hammond, Harold S. (November 1914). "The Virginian". Photoplay. Chicago, Ill: Cloud Publishing Co. VI (6): 55ff. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
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