The Rose of San Juan explained

The Rose of San Juan
Director:	Sydney Ayres
Producer:	Lorimer Johnston
Starring:	Sydney Ayres Charlotte Burton Louise Lester
Studio:	Flying "A" Studios
Distributor:	Mutual Film
Runtime:	10 minutes (1-reel)
Language:	Silent with English intertitles
Country:	United States

The Rose of San Juan is a 1913 American silent-era short drama film starring Sydney Ayres, Charlotte Burton, and Louise Lester. It was directed by Ayres for the American Film Manufacturing Company. The Rose of San Juan was distributed by Mutual Film.^{[1] [2]} Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978.

Plot

The film's hero, played by Ayres, falls in love with a Mexican girl, much to the anger of a rival suitor.

Cast

• • • • • • • • • • Sydney Ayres Charlotte Burton Caroline Cooke Charles Cummings Jacques Jaccard Louise Lester Charles Morrison Jack Richardson Vivian Rich Harry Van Meter

Production

The film was shot in and around the historic adobes in Santa Barbara, California, where the AFMC was based.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ayres Writes Scenario. 22 Nov 1913. The Marion Star. en. 2020-03-15.
2. Book: The Moving Picture World. 49. 1914. Chalmers Publishing Company. en.
3. Web site: Rose of San Juan. 27 Dec 1913. The Santa Barbara Daily News. en. 2020-03-15.