A Romance of the Redwoods explained

A Romance of the Redwoods
Director:	Cecil B. DeMille Cullen Tate (asst. director)
Producer:	Cecil B. DeMille
Starring:	Mary Pickford
Cinematography:	Alvin Wyckoff
Editing:	Cecil B. DeMille
Studio:	Famous Players–Lasky / Artcraft
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	United States
Budget:	$134,831^[1]
Gross:	424,718
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

A Romance of the Redwoods is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Mary Pickford.^[2]

Art direction for the film was done by Wilfred Buckland. Location shooting for the film took place in the redwood country in California.^[3]

Cast

• Mary Pickford as Jenny Lawrence
• Elliott Dexter as "Black" Brown, Road Agent
• Tully Marshall as Sam Sparks
• Raymond Hatton as Dick Roland
• Charles Ogle as Jim Lyn
• Walter Long as Sheriff
• Winter Hall as John Lawrence, Uncle To Jenny

Production

Mary Pickford was paid $90,000.^[1]

Preservation

A complete 35 mm print of A Romance of the Redwoods is held by the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York.^[4]

See also

• Mary Pickford filmography

Notes and References

1. De Mille's Costs-Gross. Variety. 21 March 1928. 20 March 2023. 5.
2. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: A Romance of the Redwoods . December 12, 2008. silentera.com.
3. Web site: A Romance of the Redwoods. afi.com . March 31, 2024.
4. Web site: American Silent Feature Film Database: A Romance of the Redwoods . March 31, 2024 . Library of Congress.