Cinesation 2009 Articles

Rich Man's Folly (1931) Direction: John Cromwell Screenplay: Grover Jones and Edward E. Paramore Jr.; from Charles Dickens' novel Dombey and Son Cast: George Bancroft, Frances Dee, Robert Ames, David Durand, Juliette Compton, Dorothy Peterson   Directed by the respected John Cromwell and based on Charles Dickens' Dombey and Son, Rich Man's Folly features George Bancroft as a ruthless, egotistical shipping tycoon whose only concern [...]

The Pony Express (1925) Direction: James Cruze Screenplay: Walter Woods; from Woods and Henry James Forman's story Cast: Betty Compson, Ricardo Cortez, George Bancroft, Ernest Torrence, Wallace Beery, Al Hart   The Pony Express is a rousing James Cruze Western depicting the founding of the Pony Express with a backdrop of political ambitions concerning a senator's plans to get California to secede from the United [...]

The Raven (1915) Direction: Charles Brabin Screenplay: Charles Brabin; from George Cochran Hazelton's novel and play The Raven: The Love Story of Edgar Allan Poe Cast: Henry B. Walthall, Warda Howard   Starring Henry B. Walthall, The Raven is an Essanay feature depicting the life of Edgar Allan Poe, starting with his childhood and going all the way to his marriage to his cousin (played [...]

M'Liss (1918) Direction: Marshall Neilan Screenplay: Frances Marion; from Bret Harte's story Cast: Mary Pickford, Thomas Meighan, Theodore Roberts, Tully Marshall, Charles Ogle, Monte Blue, Winifred Greenwood   Mary Pickford, Thomas Meighan in M'Liss   Directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Frances Marion – two frequent Mary Pickford collaborators — M'Liss is one of Pickford's very best films. In this comedy-drama, Pickford plays a [...]