A Japanese Nightingale is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Fannie Ward, W.E. Lawrence and Yukio Aoyama.[1] It was adapted from a 1903 play of the same name by William Young, which was adapted from an Winnifred Eaton novel (published under the pseudonym "Otono Watanna"). In turn, Ouida Bergère and Jules Furthman adapted the play for the screen.[2]
| A Japanese Nightingale | |
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| Directed by | George Fitzmaurice |
| Written by | Ouida Bergère Jules Furthman |
| Based on | A Japanese Nightingale (novel) by Winnifred Eaton A Japanese Nightingale (play) by William Young |
| Starring | Fannie Ward W.E. Lawrence Yukio Aoyama |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller Percy Hilburn |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (April 2024) |
Cast
edit- Fannie Ward as Yuki
- W.E. Lawrence as John Bigelow
- Yukio Aoyama
Preservation
editA print of A Japanese Nightingale is held by the Archives du Film du CNC in Bois d'Arcy.[3]
References
edit- ^ Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936 p.368
- ^ "A Japanese Nightingale". afi.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: A Japanese Nightingale". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Jay Robert Nash, Robert Connelly & Stanley Ralph Ross. Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936. Cinebooks, 1988.
External links
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