Story of movie Anna Christie 1923 Film : Anna Christie is a 1923 silent era drama motion picture based on the 1921 play by Eugene O'Neill (first film version), starring Blanche Sweet and William Russell.
| Anna Christie | |
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Original 1923 theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | John Griffith Wray |
| Produced by | Thomas H. Ince |
| Written by | Bradley King (screenplay) Eugene O'Neill (play) |
| Starring | Blanche Sweet William Russell George F. Marion |
| Cinematography | Henry Sharp |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
| Budget | $165,236 |
Directed by John Griffith Wray and produced by Thomas H. Ince for First National Pictures, the screenplay was adapted by Bradley King from the Eugene O'Neill play of the same title. Thomas H. Ince Inc. paid a then-astronomical $35,000 for the screen rights to the play.
The sole remaining print was discovered in Europe in the 1970s.
Screenplay
Blanche Sweet and George Marion, Sr.
- Blanche Sweet – Anna Christie
- William Russell – Matt Burke
- George F. Marion – Chris Christopherson
- Eugénie Besserer – Marthy
- Chester Conklin – Tommy
- Fred Kohler – Bit
- Victor Potel – Bit
- George Siegmann – Anna's uncle
- Ralph Yearsley – The Brutal Cousin
- Blanche Sweet filmography
- Anna Christie (1930)
- The Docks of New York (1928)
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