Feathertop (film)
| Feathertop | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henry Vernot |
| Screenplay by | Paul M. Bryan |
| Based on | "Feathertop" by Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| Starring | Marguerite Courtot James Levering |
| Cinematography | Andre Balatier |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Mutual Film Corp. |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Feathertop is a 1916 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry Vernot. The film adapts the 1852 Nathaniel Hawthorne short story of the same name. The film stars Marguerite Courtot. Produced by Gaumont, it was released by Mutual on April 17, 1916.[1]
Cast
- Marguerite Courtot as Elsie Green/Polly Goodkin
- James Levering as Tom Green
- Gerald Griffin as Captain Dick Green
- Mathilde Baring as Aunt Sarah Green
- Charles Graham as Henry Green
- Sidney Mason as Ward Roberts
- John Reinhard as Percy Morleigh/Feathertop
- Lucille Taft as Society girl
- Richard Garrick (role unspecified)
Preservation
Feathertop is currently presumed lost.[2] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[3]
References
- โ "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Feathertop". afi.com. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- โ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Feathertop". memory.loc.gov. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2026. Cite error: Unknown parameter "loc" in
<ref>tag; supported parameters are dir, follow, group, name (see the help page). - โ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. February 4, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
External links
- Feathertop at IMDb
Categories:
- 1916 films
- 1916 American films
- 1916 comedy-drama films
- 1916 English-language films
- 1916 lost films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent feature films
- English-language comedy-drama films
- Films based on works by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Films based on American short stories
- Lost American silent comedy-drama films