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The Vicar of Wakefield (1917) [N/A]

Featuring:
Frederick Warde, Boyd Marshall, Kathryn Adams

Written by:
Oliver Goldsmith
Emmett Mixx

Directed by:
Ernest C. Warde


Release Date:
February 24, 1917

Original Title:
The Vicar of Wakefield

Genres:
Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
Thanhouser Company

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 90

Overview from TheMovieDB

The production vindicated the new feature-length movie format by restoring several characters, plot complications, and atmosphere that had been truncated in Thanhouser’s 1910 version of less than one-sixth the length.

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Overview from Open Movies

Dr. Primrose, the vicar of Wakefield, enjoys life with his wife and five children. His two daughters, Olivia and Sophia, are courted by two apparent gentlemen, Mr. Burchell and Squire Thornhill, who is Dr. Primrose's landlord. But when Mr. Burchell is supposed to have seduced and abandoned Olivia, the Primrose family finds its fortunes dwindling in every sense. It is learned that Burchell is innocent of the seduction, and the real villain is unmasked, but not before Primrose and his family come very near disaster.

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Rankings and Honors

The Vicar of Wakefield (1917) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.7/10

Performers

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Production

Assistant Director:
Oscar W. Forster

Camera Operator:
William Zollinger

Director:
Ernest C. Warde

Novel:
Oliver Goldsmith

Producer:
Edwin Thanhouser

Writer:
Emmett Mixx

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