The Country Girl (1915 film)
For another 1915 film also called The Country Girl, but directed by Clem Easton, see Frances Nelson (actress).
The Country Girl | |
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Directed by | Frederic Richard Sullivan |
Based on |
The Country Girl by David Garrick |
Starring | Florence La Badie |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Mutual Film |
Release dates |
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Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Country Girl is a 1915 American short silent romantic comedy-drama film starring Florence La Badie and directed by Frederic Richard Sullivan. The film is based on David Garrick's 18th century play of the same name.[1] Garrick's play was a version of William Wycherley's Restoration-era comedy, The Country Wife, itself based on two works by the French playwright Molière: L'Ecole des Femmes and L'Ecole des Maris.[2][3]
Cast
- Florence La Badie as Phyllis, the Country Girl
- Justus D. Barnes as The Squire, her Guardian
- Harry Benham as Belville, Phyllis' Lover
- Claude Cooper as Sparkish, an Old Beau
- Carey L. Hastings as Alithea, his Sister
- Morgan Jones as Harcourt, a Young Suitor
References
- ↑ Goble, Alan, ed. (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. p. 175. ISBN 3-110-95194-0.
- ↑ Wycherley, William; Daly, Augustin (1884). The Country Girl: A Comedy in Three Acts. Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company. p. 1.
- ↑ Wycherley, William; Macaulay, Thomas Babington (1888). Ward, William C., ed. William Wycherley. Vizetelly & Company. p. 244.
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