Arizona (1913 film) explained

Arizona
Director:Augustus Thomas
Lawrence B. McGill
Producer:All-Star Feature Corporation
Based On:Arizona, a play, by Augustus Thomas
Starring:Cyril Scott
Gail Kane
Cinematography:Lucien Tainguy
Distributor:State's Rights
Runtime:6 reels
Country:United States
Language:Silent
English intertitles

Arizona is a 1913 American silent Western film directed by Augustus Thomas based on his 1899 play Arizona which on stage starred Vincent Serrano and Eleanor Robson. It is one of the first feature films made in the United States, alongside Cleopatra and Richard III. Cyril Scott plays the lead Lt. Denton.[1] [2]

This film is now lost.[3]

Plot

The lead character, Henry Canby, is sent to Arizona as a Captain in the U.S. Calvary. His superior office has an unfaithful wife. In order to protect the man's reputation, he take the blame for many of the goings on.[4]

Cast

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/Arizona1913.html Arizona at silentera.com
  2. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=16316 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Arizona
  3. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3477/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Arizona
  4. Web site: Arizon 1913. Turner Classic Movies. 2023-07-20.