Fanchon the Cricket
| Fanchon, the Cricket | |
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| Directed by | James Kirkwood |
| Written by | James Kirkwood (scenario) Frances Marion (scenario) |
| Based on | La Petite Fadette 1849 novel by George Sand |
| Produced by | Daniel Frohman |
| Starring | Mary Pickford Jack Standing |
| Cinematography | Edward Wynard |
Production company | Famous Players Film Company |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Fanchon the Cricket is a 1915 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a novel, La Petite Fadette by George Sand. It was directed by James Kirkwood and stars Mary Pickford, at the time working for Adolph Zukor and Daniel Frohman. A previous film version of the story was released in 1912 by IMP (later Universal Pictures) and directed by Herbert Brenon.[1]
Fanchon the Cricket is the only film to feature all three Pickford siblings: Mary (in the lead role), Lottie Pickford and Jack Pickford. Milton Berle, Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire are also listed among the cast. Astaire biographer Tim Satchell maintains that the film is the only one to feature the dancing duo of Fred and Adele Astaire. Fred Astaire later said he had no recollection of working on the film.[2] All three roles have yet to be positively confirmed.
Plot summary[edit]
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Cast[edit]
- Mary Pickford as Fanchon
- Jack Standing as Landry Barbeau
- Lottie Pickford as Madelon
- Gertrude Norman as Old Fadette
- Russell Bassett as Landry's Father
- Richard Lee as Didier
- Jack Pickford as the unnamed bully
Release[edit]
The film was released in New Zealand in late 1915, playing in Wellington at the People's Picture Palace in mid-December,[3] and playing through January in Greytown.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Braff, Richard E. (1999). The Universal Silents: A Filmography Of the Universal Motion Picture Manufacturing Company, 1912–1929. McFarland. p. 142. ISBN 0-7864-0287-3.
- ^ Levinson, Peter (2009). Puttin' On the Ritz: Fred Astaire and the Fine Art of Panache, A Biography. Macmillan. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-312-35366-7.
- ^ People's Picture Palace. Evening Post. Volume XC. Issue 146. 17 December 1915. p 2. Retrieved 13 June 2016
- ^ Amusements. Wairarapa Daily Times. Volume LXX. Issue 14474. 7 January 1916. p 3. Retrieved 13 June 2016
External links[edit]
- Fanchon the Cricket at IMDb
- Fanchon the Cricket at AllMovie
- Fanchon the Cricket at the TCM Movie Database
- Fanchon the Cricket at the American Film Institute Catalog
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- 1915 films
- 1915 drama films
- Silent American drama films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- Famous Players-Lasky films
- Films based on French novels
- Films directed by James Kirkwood Sr.
- Paramount Pictures films
- Films based on works by George Sand
- 1910s American films
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