On the Banks of the Wabash is a 1923 American silent rural melodrama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and produced and distributed by his movie company, Vitagraph Studios. The film stars Mary Carr and among the cast are 14-year-old Madge Evans and James W. Morrison. The cameraman was Nicholas Musuraca. The film is very loosely based on Paul Dresser's song / poem "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away".[1] The film was an expensive production, with full-size riverboat steamboat and location shooting. It was one of the last major productions by Vitagraph before they were bought by Warner Bros.[2]
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Directed by | J. Stuart Blackton |
Written by | Elaine Sterne Carrington |
Produced by | Albert E. Smith |
Starring | Mary Carr Madge Evans Burr McIntosh |
Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
Distributed by | Vitagraph Studios |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Reportedly, a private collector holds an abridged, or shortened, version of this film.[3]
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