The Secret Garden (1919 film)

The Secret Garden
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Directed byGustav von Seyffertitz (as G. Butler Clonebough)
Screenplay byMarion Fairfax
Based onThe Secret Garden
1909 novel
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
StarringLila Lee
Spottiswoode Aitken
Clarence Geldart
Richard Rosson
Fay Holderness
Ann Malone
CinematographyHenry Kotani
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 1918 (1918-12)
[1]
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent…English titles

The Secret Garden is a lost[2] 1919 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 on January 12, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.[3][4]

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.

Casting

References

  1. ^ "The New Folly Will Present, Sunday And Monday, The Screen's Find of a Half Decade, Paramount's Wonderful Versatile Little Versatile Star, in "The Secret Garden", Frances Hodgson Burnett's Excellent Story". The Oklahoma City Times. December 21, 1918. p. 3.
  2. ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Secret Garden
  3. ^ Janiss Garza (2015). "The-Secret-Garden - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ^ "The Secret Garden". AFI. Retrieved 12 January 2015.