The Secret Garden (1918 film)
1918 silent film by Gustav von Seyffertitz
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The Secret Garden is a lost[2] 1918 American drama silent film directed by Gustav von Seyffertitz and written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and Marion Fairfax. The film stars Lila Lee, Spottiswoode Aitken, Clarence Geldart, Richard Rosson, Fay Holderness and Ann Malone. The film was released by Paramount Pictures on January 12, 1919, after December 1918 premieres in Oklahoma City and New York City.[3][4]
Directed byGustav von Seyffertitz (as G. Butler Clonebough)
Screenplay byMarion Fairfax
Based on
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
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| Directed by | Gustav von Seyffertitz (as G. Butler Clonebough) |
| Screenplay by | Marion Fairfax |
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| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Lila Lee Spottiswoode Aitken Clarence Geldart Richard Rosson Fay Holderness Ann Malone |
| Cinematography | Henry Kotani |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent…English titles |
Plot
The story is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1911 book, The Secret Garden, about an orphan who is sent to England to her uncle's house, where she finds a beautiful garden with many secrets.
Cast
- Lila Lee as Mary Lennox
- Spottiswoode Aitken as Archibald Craven
- Clarence Geldart as Dr. Warren Craven
- Richard Rosson as Colin Craven
- Fay Holderness as Mrs. Medlock
- Ann Malone as Martha Sowerby
- Paul Willis as Dickon Sowerby
- Lucille Ward as Mrs. Sowerby
- Mae Wilson as Colin Craven's Nurse
- James Neill as Ben Weatherstaff
- Seymour Hastings as Surgeon Harding
- Rose Dione as Mrs. Lennox
- Larry Steers as Captain Lennox
- Forrest Seabury as Indian Servant
- Miss Gunha as Ayah