Ponjola Explained

Ponjola
Director:	Donald Crisp
Producer:	Sam E. Rork
Screenplay:	Charles Logue
Starring:	Anna Q. Nilsson James Kirkwood Tully Marshall
Cinematography:	Paul Perry
Distributor:	Associated First National Pictures
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Ponjola is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the 1923 novel of the same name by Cynthia Stockley and directed by Donald Crisp. The film stars Anna Q. Nilsson in a role in which she masquerades as a man.^[1]

Preservation

A print of Ponjola is held by a private collector.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• • • Cover from a reprint of Cynthia Stockley's book(Wayback)
• Newspaper advertisement for the film version
• Still of Anna Q. Nilsson getting her hair cut for the film at gettyimages.com

Notes and References

1. Book: White Munden, Kenneth . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. 1997. University of California Press. 0-520-20969-9. 609.
2. Book: Vogel, Michelle . Olive Borden: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Joy Girl. 2010. McFarland. 978-0-786-45836-3. 149.
3. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8335/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Ponjola