The Woman in White (1912 film)
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1860 novel
by Wilkie Collins
| The Woman in White | |
|---|---|
 Engagement of Laura (Janet Salisbury) and Sir Percival (Charles Craig) | |
| Directed by | George Nichols |
| Screenplay by | George Edwardes Hall |
| Based on | The Woman in White 1860 novel by Wilkie Collins |
| Produced by | Vitagraph Company of America |
| Starring | Janet Salisbury Charles Perley Charles Craig |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | Two reels |
| Country | United States |
The Woman in White is a 1912 American short silent film based on the 1860 novel of the same name by Wilkie Collins, produced by the Gem Motion Picture Company. Unlike a second film adaptation of The Woman in White produced by the Thanhouser Company the same year, it is not a lost film; a copy is preserved at the George Eastman Museum[1] in Rochester, New York.
The Thanhouser version was one of the silent films destroyed when their initial studio burned in 1913.[citation needed]
Gem Motion Picture Company
Directed by George Nichols, The Woman in White was produced by Gem,[2]: 183 a subsidiary of the newly formed Universal Film Manufacturing Company[3] and released on October 22, 1912.
The cast included;
- Janet Salisbury[4] (Laura Fairlie and The Woman in White)
- Charles Perley (Walter),[5]
- Charles Craig (Percival)
- Alec Frank (Fosco)
- Viola Alberti (Countess Fosco)
- Lyman Rabbe (Pesca)[2]: 208
The story was adapted by George Edwardes Hall.[6]
Thanhouser Company production
Simultaneously, the Thanhouser Company was producing its own two-reel adaptation of The Woman in White, the cast included;
- Marguerite Snow (Laura, Anne)
- James Cruze (Percival)
- William Garwood (Walter)
The screenplay was written by Lloyd F. Lonergan.[2]: 208 Release dates were announced to the press and changed several times as the two companies competed for the first release. In the end, Thanhouser was able to deliver its film on October 20, 1912—two days before Gem.[2]: 183–184
