Pierre of the Plains (1914 film)

Pierre of the Plains is a 1914 film based on the novel Pierre and his People by Gilbert Parker.^[1] Edgar Selwyn adapted the novel into the play Pierre of the Plains in 1908 and it made Elsie Ferguson a Broadway star.^[2]

Benjamin S. Kutler wrote the scenario. The film stars Selwyn himself, The supporting cast features Dorothy Dalton, Sydney Seaward, and Lawrence B. McGill.

Plot

Other film adaptations of the novel/play

Elsie Ferguson herself appeared in Paramount's version in 1918 under the title Heart of the Wilds, directed by Marshall Neilan. The play was filmed in 1942, again titled Pierre of the Plains.

References

^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN 9783110951943.
^ "LIFE AND COLOR TO PIERRE OF THE PLAINS; Edgar Selwyn Scores a Double Success at the Hudson Theatre AS PLAYWRIGHT AND STAR Miss Elsie Ferguson Comes to the Front as Sympathetic Leading Woman". The New York Times. 1908-10-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-29.

External links

Pierre of the Plains at IMDb

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[1] Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN 9783110951943.

[2] "LIFE AND COLOR TO PIERRE OF THE PLAINS; Edgar Selwyn Scores a Double Success at the Hudson Theatre AS PLAYWRIGHT AND STAR Miss Elsie Ferguson Comes to the Front as Sympathetic Leading Woman". The New York Times. 1908-10-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-29.

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