''Arizona'' is a 1913 American
silent Western
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film directed by
Augustus Thomas
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based on his 1899 play ''
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
'' which on stage starred
Vincent Serrano
Vincent Serrano (February 17, 1866 – January 11, 1935) was an American actor in plays and silent films.
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Serrano's best-known role was as Lieutenant Denton in the Augustus Thomas play ''Arizona'', which had its New York opening in Se ...
and
Eleanor Robson
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. It is one of the first feature films made in the United States, alongside ''
Cleopatra
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'' and ''
Richard III
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''.
Cyril Scott
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plays the lead Lt. Denton.
This film is now
lost
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Plot
The lead character, Henry Canby, is sent to Arizona as a Captain in the U.S. Calvary. His superior office has an unfaithful wife. In order to protect the man's reputation, he take the blame for many of the goings on.
Cast
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Robert Broderick
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– Henry Canby
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Cyril Scott
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– Lt. Denton
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Gail Kane
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Kane was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended a private school in Newburgh, New York, but eschewed addi ...
– Bonita Canby
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William Conklin
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Partial filmography
* ''Ariz ...
– Captain Hodgman
* Francis Carlyle – Colonel Bonham
* H. D. Blakemore – Dr. Fenlon
* Alma Bradley – Lena Kellar
*
Gertrude Shipman
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– Estrella Bonham
* Wong Ling – Sam Wong
* Elizabeth McCall – Mrs. Canby
* Charles E. Davenport – Tony Mostano
*
Charles E. Graham
Charles E. Graham (1865–1948) was an American film actor of the silent era.Wlaschin p.87
Selected filmography
* ''Arizona (1913 film), Arizona'' (1913)
* ''The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot'' (1914)
* ''A Modern Magdalen'' (1915)
* ''The Curio ...
– Sergeant Kellar
See also
* ''
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
'' (1931)
References
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1913 films
1913 Western (genre) films
1913 lost films
American films based on plays
American black-and-white films
English-language Western (genre) films
Lost American Western (genre) films
Silent American Western (genre) films
1910s American films
1910s English-language films
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