''Enoch Arden'' is a two-part 1911
short
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silent drama film
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, based on the 1864
Tennyson
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poem
of the same name. It was directed by
D. W. Griffith, starred
Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Van Norman Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter.
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Lucas was born in Norfolk County, Ontario on January 30, 1871,US ...
and featured
Blanche Sweet
Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry.
Early life
Born Sarah Blanche Sweet (though her first nam ...
. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the
Library of Congress
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.
Cast
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Wilfred Lucas
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Early life
Lucas was born in Norfolk County, Ontario on January 30, 1871,US ...
as Enoch Arden
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Linda Arvidson
Linda Arvidson (born Linda Arvidson Johnson, July 12, 1884 – July 26, 1949; sometimes credited as Linda Griffith) was an American stage and film actress who became one of America's early motion picture stars while working at Biograph Studios i ...
as Annie Lee
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Francis J. Grandon
Francis J. Grandon (1879 – July 11, 1929) was an American silent film actor and director who acted in almost 100 films and directed over 100. Frank Grandon's obituary, printed in newspapers from coast-to- coast, called him "the father of mov ...
as Philip Ray
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George Nichols as The Captain
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Edward Dillon
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Joseph Graybill as A Shipwrecked Sailor
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Grace Henderson
Grace C. F. Roth Henderson (January 1860 – October 30, 1944) was an American stage actress and prolific performer in silent motion pictures.
Biography
Henderson was born Grace C. F. Roth in Ann Arbor, Michigan in January 1860. Her fath ...
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Florence Lee as On the Beach
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Jeanie MacPherson
Abbie Jean MacPherson (May 18, 1886 – August 26, 1946) was an American silent actress, writer, and director. MacPherson worked as a theater and film actress before becoming a screenwriter for Cecil B. DeMille. She was a pioneer for women in th ...
as On the Beach
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Alfred Paget as A Shipwrecked Sailor
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Blanche Sweet
Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry.
Early life
Born Sarah Blanche Sweet (though her first nam ...
as On the Beach
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Robert Harron
Robert Emmett Harron (April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in over 200 films, he is possibly best recalled for his roles in the D.W. Griffith directed film ...
as Teenage Arden Son
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Florence La Badie
Florence La Badie (born Florence Russ; April 27, 1888 – October 13, 1917) was an American-Canadian actress in the early days of the silent film era. She was a major star between 1911 and 1917. Her career was at its height when she died a ...
as Teenage Arden Daughter
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William J. Butler
William J. Butler (1860 – 27 January 1927) was an Irish silent film actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1908 and 1917.
An Irish immigrant to the United States, moved his family from Ohio to Hollywood, California in 1908.
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as In Bar
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Guy Hedlund as On Rescue Ship
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Dell Henderson as Rescuer
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Henry Lehrman
Henry Lehrman (March 30, 1881 – November 7, 1946) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. Lehrman was a very prominent figure of Hollywood's silent film era, working with such cinematic pioneers as D. W. Griffith and Mack ...
as On Rescue Ship
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W. C. Robinson as Rescuer
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Charles West as In Bar (as Charles H. West)
See also
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List of American films of 1911
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D. W. Griffith filmography
These are the films directed by the pioneering American filmmaker D. W. Griffith (1875–1948). According to IMDb, he directed 518 films between 1908 and 1931.
1908
* ''The Adventures of Dollie''
* '' The Fight for Freedom'' (director disputed ...
*
Blanche Sweet filmography
References
External links
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''Enoch Arden Part I''on
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''Enoch Arden Part II''on
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1911 films
1911 drama films
1911 short films
Silent American drama films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
Biograph Company films
Films based on Enoch Arden
Films directed by D. W. Griffith
1910s American films
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