A Romance of Happy Valley
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Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
Produced by | D. W. Griffith |
Written by |
Mary Castelman D. W. Griffith |
Starring | Lillian Gish |
Cinematography | G.W. Bitzer |
Edited by | James Smith |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures / Artcraft |
Release dates |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A Romance of Happy Valley is a 1919 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish.[1] Believed lost for almost 50 years, a print was discovered in 1965 in the Soviet Union.
Plot
As described in a film magazine,[2] the senior John L. Logan (Fawcett) and his wife (Bruce) are very religious, and are taken aback when John Jr. (Harron) announces that he plans to leave their Southern farm and go to New York City to get rich. They take him to church and pray until he accepts religion. His sweetheart Jennie Timberlake (Gish) is afraid that he will backslide, which he does when the lure of the city becomes too strong for him. He is gone seven years and returns a rich man, but is not recognized when he returns home, which is now taking in boarders. Meanwhile, his father has fallen on hard times and is trying to get money to pay the farm's mortgage, and plans to murder the stranger staying at his home, not realizing it is his son. In town, there is a bank robbery and the robber is chased to the Logan farm. The mother sees that the her son has returned home, and the father's remorse ends only as the family is once more together. It is then revealed that it was the bank robber that had been shot by the father. The faithful Jennie and John Jr. end up together at the end.
Cast
- Lillian Gish as Jennie Timberlake
- Robert Harron as John L. Logan Jr.
- George Fawcett as John L. Logan Sr.
- Kate Bruce as Mrs. Logan
- George Nichols as Jennie's father
- Bertram Grassby as Judas
- Porter Strong as The Negro Farmhand
- Adolph Lestina as Jim Darkly
- Lydia Yeamans Titus as Old Lady Smiles
- Andrew Arbuckle as Clergyman
- Frances Sparks as Topsy
- Carol Dempster as Girl John Logan meets in New York
See also
References
- ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: A Romance of Happy Valley". Silent Era. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ↑ Wietzel, Edward (Feb 8, 1919). "Critical Reviews and Comments: A Romance of Happy Valley". Moving Picture World (New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company) 39 (6): 804. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
External links
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- A Romance of Happy Valley at the Internet Movie Database
- A Romance of Happy Valley at AllMovie
- A Romance of Happy Valley is available for free download at Internet Archive