When Knights Were Bold (1908 film)

When Knights Were Bold
When Knights Were Bold
	l to r: Linda Arvidson, D. W. Griffith, May Robson(usually listed as unknown) and Harry Solter.
Directed by	Wallace McCutcheon
Written by	Harriett Jay (writing as Charles Marlowe)(play)
Produced by	American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Starring	D. W. Griffith; Linda Arvidson; Harry Solter
Cinematography	G. W. Bitzer
Distributed by	Biograph Company
Release date	May 20, 1908;
Running time	1 reel
Country	USA
Languages	Silent; English titles

When Knights Were Bold is a 1908 silent film short directed by Wallace McCutcheon and produced by the Biograph Company.^[1] It is based on a very successful 1906 Broadway play of the same name (over 500 performances by 1908) written by Harriett Jay(under the alias Charles Marlowe) and starred a young Pauline Frederick, George Irving and veteran comic Francis Wilson.^[2] The film survives today and is noteworthy for the appearance of D. W. Griffith in an acting role before he started directing for Biograph.

Cast[edit]

unknown and/or uncredited

References[edit]

^ When Knights Were Bold, 1908 at silentera.com
^ When Knights Were Bold Internet Broadway Database

External links[edit]

When Knights Were Bold at IMDb.com
When Knights Were Bold at AllMovie

[1] When Knights Were Bold, 1908 at silentera.com

[2] When Knights Were Bold Internet Broadway Database

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