| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Mary Miles Minter was supposed to be a contender for Mary Pickford's girlish crown, but she never
came close. It's no wonder with pictures like this one -- based on L.M. Montgomery's book, it's an
innocuous effort in which Minter does very little other than look cute. Adult siblings Marilla and
Matthew Cuthbert (Marcia Harris and Frederick Burton) want to adopt a child from an orphanage, and
their home, Green Gables, comes to be graced by the presence of Anne Shirley (Minter). In spite of her
sweet looks, Anne has a penchant for landing herself in trouble, which gives the town gossip, Mrs. Pie
(Leila Romer), a lot to talk about. When Anne grows up and her adopted family loses its money, she
goes to work as a schoolteacher. While teaching, she is compelled to whip Mrs. Pie's boy, and later,
when he falls off a hay wagon and breaks his arm, Anne gets the blame for the injury. But a minister
who saw the fall clears it all up and saves Anne's hide. This picture was directed by William Desmond
Taylor, whose unsolved murder in 1922 destroyed Minter's career. Even though the actress almost
certainly had no involvement in his death, she was apparently one of the last people to see him alive.
Plot Synopsis from allmovie.com
came close. It's no wonder with pictures like this one -- based on L.M. Montgomery's book, it's an
innocuous effort in which Minter does very little other than look cute. Adult siblings Marilla and
Matthew Cuthbert (Marcia Harris and Frederick Burton) want to adopt a child from an orphanage, and
their home, Green Gables, comes to be graced by the presence of Anne Shirley (Minter). In spite of her
sweet looks, Anne has a penchant for landing herself in trouble, which gives the town gossip, Mrs. Pie
(Leila Romer), a lot to talk about. When Anne grows up and her adopted family loses its money, she
goes to work as a schoolteacher. While teaching, she is compelled to whip Mrs. Pie's boy, and later,
when he falls off a hay wagon and breaks his arm, Anne gets the blame for the injury. But a minister
who saw the fall clears it all up and saves Anne's hide. This picture was directed by William Desmond
Taylor, whose unsolved murder in 1922 destroyed Minter's career. Even though the actress almost
certainly had no involvement in his death, she was apparently one of the last people to see him alive.
Plot Synopsis from allmovie.com
| Directed by: William Desmond Taylor Written by: Frances Marion Based on the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery (Boston, 1908). |
| ~Cast~ Mary Miles Minter ... Anne Shirley Paul Kelly ... Gilbert Blythe Marcia Harris ... Marilla Cuthbert Frederick Burton ... Matthew Cuthbert F.T. Chailee ... Abednego Pie Leila Romer ... Mrs. Pie Lincoln Stedman ... Jumbo Pie Hazel Sexton ... Josie Pie Russell Hewitt ... Anthony Pie Albert Hackett ... Robert Laurie Lovelle ... Diana Barry Carolyn Lee ... Mrs. Barry Jack B. Hollis ... Reverend Figtree George Stewart ... Gilbert Blythe Beatrice Allen ... Bit Part (uncredited) Harry Bartlett ... Bit Part (uncredited) Mary Hall ... Bit Part (uncredited) |
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| ~Anne of Green Gables~ 1919 |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: Realart Pictures Corporation Distribution Company: Realart Pictures Cinematography by: Hal Young Art Direction by: Charles O. Seessel Length: 6 Reels Runtime: 60 Minutes Released: November 23, 1919 |
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