The Magic Garden (1927 film)
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Directed byJames Leo Meehan
Written byCharles Kerr
James Leo Meehan
James Leo Meehan
Based onThe Magic Garden
by Gene Stratton-Porter
by Gene Stratton-Porter
Produced byJoseph P. Kennedy
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| Directed by | James Leo Meehan |
| Written by | Charles Kerr James Leo Meehan |
| Based on | The Magic Garden by Gene Stratton-Porter |
| Produced by | Joseph P. Kennedy |
| Starring | Joyce Coad Margaret Morris Philippe De Lacy |
| Cinematography | Allen G. Siegler |
Production company | Gene Stratton Porter Productions |
| Distributed by | Film Booking Offices of America Ideal Films (UK) |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Magic Garden is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by James Leo Meehan and starring Joyce Coad, Margaret Morris, and Philippe De Lacy.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Carroll Clark. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same by Gene Stratton-Porter.[2]
Amaryllis, a rich and spoiled girl, is sent to live in the countryside with her uncle. There, she befriends a crippled neighbor of her age, John. Redeemed by her compassion towards him, she and John are allowed to enter a "magic garden", which only they can see.
Cast
- Joyce Coad as Amaryllis Minton, as a child
- Margaret Morris as Amaryllis Minton, as an adult
- Philippe De Lacy as John Guido Forrester, as a child
- Raymond Keane as John Guido, as an adult
- Charles Clary as Paul Minton
- William V. Mong as John Forrester
- Cesare Gravina as Maestro
- Paulette Duval as Countess di Varesi
- Walter Wilkinson as Peter Minton, as a child
- Earl McCarthy as Peter Minton, as an adult
- Alfred Allen as Chief Clare
- Kathrin Clare Ward as Mrs. O'Rourke
- Ruth Cherrington as Duenna
Preservation
With no prints of The Magic Garden located in any film archives, the film is considered lost.[3]
