Evangeline is a 1929 American silent film directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Dolores del Río. An Arthur Hopkins produced play made it to Broadway in 1913. It is the last silent film version of the 1847 poem of the same name by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This film was released with a Vitaphone disc selection of dialogue, music, and sound effects.[1][2]

Evangeline
Cinematographer Robert Kurrle and director Edwin Carewe filming a dusk scene for Evangeline
Directed by	Edwin Carewe
Written by	Finis Fox (scenario & intertitles)
Based on	Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Produced by	Joseph M. Schenck
Starring	Dolores del Río
Cinematography	Robert Kurrle Al M. Green
Edited by	Jeanne Spencer
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	August 24, 1929 (1929-08-24)
Running time	9 reels (8,268 feet)
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Dolores del Río as Evangeline
• Roland Drew as Gabriel
• Alec B. Francis as Father Felician
• Donald Reed as Baptiste
• Paul McAllister as Benedict Bellefontaine
• James A. Marcus as Basil
• George F. Marion as Rene LeBlanc
• Bobby Mack as Michael
• Louis Payne as Governor-General
• Lee Shumway as Colonel Winslow

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Evangeline (1929 film).

• Evangeline at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Evangeline at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• Evangeline; lobby poster

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