Ponjola
| Ponjola | |
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| Directed by | Donald Crisp |
| Screenplay by | Charles Logue |
| Based on | Ponjola by Cynthia Stockley |
| Produced by | Sam E. Rork |
| Starring | Anna Q. Nilsson James Kirkwood Tully Marshall |
| Cinematography | Paul Perry |
| Distributed by | Associated First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Ponjola is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the 1923 novel of the same name by Cynthia Stockley and directed by Donald Crisp. The film stars Anna Q. Nilsson in a role in which she masquerades as a man.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Anna Q. Nilsson as Lady Flavia Desmond
- James Kirkwood as Lune Druro
- Tully Marshall as Count Blauhimel
- Joseph Kilgour as Conrad Lypiatt
- Bernard Randall as Eric Luff
- Ruth Clifford as Gay Lypiatt
- Claire Du Brey as Luchia Luff
- Claire McDowell as Mrs. Hope
- Charles Ray as Native Tribesman
- Eddie Sturgis as Native Tribesman (credited as Edwin Sturges)
- Olive Borden as Native Girl (uncredited)
Preservation
[edit]A print of Ponjola is held by a private collector.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ White Munden, Kenneth (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. University of California Press. p. 609. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
- ^ Vogel, Michelle (2010). Olive Borden: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Joy Girl. McFarland. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-786-45836-3.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Ponjola
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ponjola.
- Ponjola at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Cover from a reprint of Cynthia Stockley's book(Wayback)
- Newspaper advertisement for the film version
- Still of Anna Q. Nilsson getting her hair cut for the film at gettyimages.com
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- 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 English-language films
- 1920s silent drama film stubs