''Ponjola'' is a 1923 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

based on the 1923 novel of the same name by

Cynthia Stockley Cynthia Stockley (7 July 1873 – 15 January 1936) was a South African novelist known for her romance novels usually set in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and South Africa. Her name before her marriage was Lilian Julian Webb. Cynthia was an adopted name ...

and directed by

Donald Crisp Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ...

. The film stars

Anna Q. Nilsson Anna Quirentia Nilsson (March 30, 1888 – February 11, 1974) was a Swedish-American actress who achieved success in American silent movies. Early life Nilsson was born in Ystad, Sweden in 1888. Her middle name Quirentia is derived from her ...

in a role in which she masquerades as a man.

Cast

Preservation

A print of ''Ponjola'' is held by a private collector.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Ponjola''
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Cover from a reprint of Cynthia Stockley's book
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Newspaper advertisement for the film versionStill of Anna Q. Nilsson getting her hair cut for the film
at gettyimages.com 1923 films 1923 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Cross-dressing in American films Films based on British novels Films directed by Donald Crisp First National Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub