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*RIP VAN WINKLE (1914) Silent Film Fantasy With Stage Actor Joseph Jefferson
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Item traits
Category: | |
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Quantity Available: |
Only one in stock, order soon |
Condition: |
Unspecified by seller, may be new. |
Country/Region of Manufacture: |
United States |
Size: |
8x10 inches |
Industry: |
Movies |
Object Type: |
Photograph |
Original/Reproduction: |
Original |
Item Number: |
CS-WINKLE-S01 |
Modified Item: |
No |
Film Title: |
Rip Van Winkle |
Production Company: |
Rolfe Photoplays (B.A. Rolfe Photoplayers Inc.) |
Year: |
1914 |
Item: |
Vintage original single-weight glossy photograph |
Style: |
Black & White |
Actors: |
Joseph Jefferson, Clarette Clare, Daisy Jefferson |
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More than a week ago |
Item number: |
755735760 |
Item description
Vintage original 8x10 in. US single-weight glossy photograph from the teens silent film fantasy drama, RIP VAN WINKLE, produced by Rolfe Photoplays and released in 1914 by Alco Film Corporation. The image features an exterior shot of a very disheveled-looking Rip Van Winkle (Joseph Jefferson) sitting on the front porch of a house as he receives compassion and comfort from Gretchen Van Winkle (Clarette Clare) while Meenie Van Winkle (Daisy Jefferson) puts her hand tenderly on his knee. This vintage original silent film photograph is in near-fine conditoin with a small chip on the bottom right corner with several small creases above and around it; a 1 in. diagonal crease on the top border to the right of center; and a few very small unobtrusive creases in the image area. This photograph may be from the film's 1921 US theatrical re-release by the Sunbeam Feature Film Co. as mentioned below.
This low-budget silent film takes place outdoors but is
plainly filmed indoors against painted backdrops. The main setting is outside
the tavern of Nicklaus Vedder in the village of Falling Waters. A tavern sign,
bearing the likeness of King George III, indicates that this is
pre-Revolutionary New York.
Irving's The Sketch Book of Geoffrey
Crayon, Gent., appeared in serial form in the United States between 1819 and
1820, and was first published in book form in England in 1820. This film was
re-issued in 1921 by the Sunbeam Feature Film Co.; another version of the film,
also starring Thomas Jefferson, was made the
same year. Several one and two-reel adaptations of the story were released
prior to the 1914 feature, beginning with a one-reel British film of the same
title, directed by Alf Collins. Some sources list different spellings for some
character names. Joseph Jefferson was
the son of Joseph Jefferson, an actor and co-author of the play. Jefferson, Sr.
acted in the play touring the United States for many years and, subsequent to
his retirement, his son continued touring with the production.
Plot: Actor Joseph Jefferson is seen in his study reading a
copy of Rip Van Winkle . Rip then appears as a frivolous young man who wastes his
money while his hard working wife Gretchen fends for the family. Derrick von
Beekman has the mortgage on Rip's house, but if the land is sold, money will
revert to Rip, so von Beekman tries to trick him into turning the property over
to him. Later, at a dance, Rip flirts with a young woman, and Gretchen chases
him away. He goes to the mountains where he meets Hendrik Hudson, who gives him
something to drink that makes him sleep for twenty years. While he is asleep,
Gretchen almost marries von Beekman for his money, but when Hendrik Vedder, the
son of Rip's friend Nick and the childhood sweetheart of Rip's daughter Meenie,
is reported lost at sea, Gretchen dies of shock. Meenie is about to marry
Cockles von Beekman when Rip returns. Finally he regains his house, and
Hendrik, not dead after all, returns to marry Meenie.
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