Olaf—An Atom
| Olaf—An Atom | |
|---|---|
 Aywon Film Corporation re-release poster for the film, retitled The Wanderer | |
| Directed by | Anthony O'Sullivan |
| Written by | William E. Wing |
| Starring | Harry Carey |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 17 minutes (16 frame/s) 1,003 feet[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
Olaf—An Atom is a 1913 American film directed by Anthony O'Sullivan and featuring Harry Carey.
Plot
[edit]Broken by grief after his mother's death, Olaf becomes a wanderer. He is treated cruelly until he is given a meal by a woman at the homestead where she lives with her husband and baby. Olaf is able to return her kindness when he overhears a plot to rob the settlers of their home. He alerts the couple and delays the would-be thieves long enough for the husband to file a claim on his land. Olaf is injured by the claim jumpers but he recovers, alone and forgotten by those he has helped. He then moves aimlessly along.
Cast
[edit]
- Harry Carey as Olaf[2]
- Kate Bruce as Olaf's mother[1]
- Charles Hill Mailes as a parent[3]
- Claire McDowell as a parent[2]
- Donald Crisp as the beggar
- Frank Evans as the blacksmith
- John T. Dillon as the claim jumper
- Thomas Jefferson as the doctor (unconfirmed)
Production
[edit]Directed by Anthony O'Sullivan and written by William E. Wing, Olaf—An Atom was produced by the Biograph Company and released May 19, 1913, in the United States.[4][5] The drama was released August 4, 1913, in the United Kingdom.[6]
The film was retitled The Wanderer and re-released by the Aywon Film Corporation, a New York City company formed in early 1919. Aywon reissued films including the Biograph Company short films, which were often lengthened by the addition of intertitles.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Graham, Cooper C. (1985). D. W. Griffith and the Biograph Company. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 181. ISBN 9780810818064.
- ^ a b "Answers to Inquiries". The Motion Picture Story Magazine. September 1913. p. 140. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ "Comments on the Films". The Moving Picture World. May 31, 1913. p. 919. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ "Calendar of Licensed Releases". The Moving Picture World. May 17, 1913. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ Katchmer, Gerald A. (1991). Eighty Silent Film Stars. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 210. ISBN 9780899504940.
- ^ "Supplement to The Cinema". The Cinema News and Property Gazette. July 2, 1913. p. 100. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ Slide, Anthony (2001) [1998]. The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 17. ISBN 9781578860159.
External links
[edit]- Olaf—An Atom at IMDb
- Film at YouTube, with title card from the unrelated 1913 film
- Excerpt at the Internet Archive