A Romance of the Redwoods

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A Romance of the Redwoods
Film poster
Directed byCecil B. DeMille
Cullen Tate (asst. director)
Written byCecil B. DeMille
Jeanie MacPherson
Produced byCecil B. DeMille
StarringMary Pickford
CinematographyAlvin Wyckoff
Edited byCecil B. DeMille
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 14, 1917 (1917-05-14)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Budget$134,831[1]
Box office424,718[1]
A Romance of the Redwoods

A Romance of the Redwoods is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Mary Pickford.[2]

Art direction for the film was done by Wilfred Buckland. Location shooting for the film took place in the redwood country in California.[3]

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Mary Pickford was paid $90,000.[1]

Preservation[edit]

A complete 35 mm print of A Romance of the Redwoods is held by the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "De Mille's Costs-Gross". Variety. March 21, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: A Romance of the Redwoods". silentera.com. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
  3. ^ "A Romance of the Redwoods". afi.com. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: A Romance of the Redwoods". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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