| Alice in Wonderland | |
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Gladys Hulette as 'Alice' |
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| Directed by | Edwin S. Porter |
| Written by | Lewis Carroll (book) |
| Starring | Gladys Hulette |
| Distributed by | Edison Manufacturing Company |
| Release date(s) | 9 March 1910 |
| Running time | 10 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film |
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a 10-minute black-and-white silent film made in the United States in 1910.[1]
Made by the Edison Manufacturing Company and directed by Edwin S. Porter, the film starred Gladys Hulette as Alice.[1][2] Being a silent film, naturally all of Lewis Carroll's delightfully nonsensical prose could not be used, and, being only a one-reel picture, most of Carroll's memorable characters in his original 1865 novel similarly could not be included. What was used in the film was faithful in spirit to Carroll, and in design to the original John Tenniel illustrations. Variety complimented the picture by comparing it favourably to the "foreign" film fantasies then flooding American cinemas.[3]