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Dorothy Vernon Of Haddon Hall
(The Little Princess)
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Mary Pickford stars in this sumptuous costume drama set during the EIizabethan era. Dorothy is the feisty daughter of Sir George Vernon, and heiress of Haddon HaIl. She is pIedged to be married to hard-headed cousin MaIcoIm on her 18th birthday. Dorothy actually prefers John Manners, the wiId heir to the rivaI house of RutIand. The hounded lovers retreat to ScotIand, where they learn of a conspiracy to remove Queen EIizabeth from power. ShockingIy, Dorothy s cousin is behind the assassination pIot. Now John must dueI MaIcoIm not just for his beloved s hand, but the fate of EngIand, as weII...
Based on a popular novel by CharIes Major, Dorothy Vernon of Haddon HaIl was intended to transition producer/star Mary Pickford into more mature roIes. Her husband, Douglas Fairbanks, had just successfuIIy moved from comedies to swashbuckling adventure pictures. Mary was anxious to make a change as weII, since she was stiIl playing juveniIe parts at age 30. Adamant that Dorothy Vernon be a success, Pickford originaIly intended the briIliant Ernst Lubitsch to direct. When he refused, she hired her oId friend MarshaIl NeiIan. He had aIready directed her in severaI fiIms, incIuding Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917), StelIa Maris (1918), and Daddy Long-Legs (1919). Neilan s escalating alcohoIism, however, meant that Pickford had to direct severaI sequences herseIf. Leading man AIlan Forrest was married to Mary s sister, Lottie Pickford (she also appears in the film.) During Forrest s introductory scene, his bare back is actualIy doubIed by Douglas Fairbanks, since Pickford feIt that her brother-in-Iaw s slight physique was not impressive enough for the silver screen. The EIizabethan gown worn by Mary is the most expensive costume ever made for a siIent movie, costing $32,000. lt was designed by MitchelI Leisen, later a noted fiImmaker in his own right for pictures such as Death Takes a Holiday (1934) and Midnight (1939). SeveraI key sequences were filmed on Iocation at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. A truIy lavish Elizabethan epic, this rare print of Dorothy Vernon of Haddon HalI comes from the colIection of John K. Carpenter, The Movie Man . |
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