Ramona (1910 film)

Ramona
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Written by Helen Hunt Jackson (novel)
D. W. Griffith
Stanner E. V. Taylor
Starring Mary Pickford
Henry B. Walthall
Cinematography G. W. Bitzer
Distributed by Biograph Company
Release dates
  • May 23, 1910 (1910-05-23)
Running time
 17 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent
Ramona

Ramona is a 1910 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, based on Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel Ramona. Through a love story, the early silent short explores racial injustice to Native Americans and stars Mary Pickford and Henry B. Walthall.[1] A copy of the print survives in the Library of Congress film archive.[2] The film was remade in 1928 (dir. Edwin Carewe) with Dolores del Rio and 1936 (dir. Henry King) with Loretta Young.

Plot

Ramona chronicles the romance between Ramona (Mary Pickford), a Spanish orphan from the prestigious Moreno family, and Alessandro (Henry B. Walthall), an Indian who appears on her family's ranch one day. A man named Felipe (Francis J. Grandon) proclaims his love for Ramona, but she rejects him because she has fallen for Alessandro. They fall deeply in love, yet their desire to wed is denied by Ramona's stepmother, who reacts by exiling Alessandro from her ranch. He returns to his village, only to find that it has been demolished by white men. Meanwhile, Ramona is informed that she also has "Indian blood", which leads her to abandon everything she has to be with Alessandro. They marry, and live among the wreckage of Alessandro's devastated village. They have a child together and live at peace until the white men come to force them from their home as they claim the land. Their baby perishes, and then Alessandro is then killed by the white men. Ramona is then rescued by Felipe and returned to her family back on the ranch.[3]

Cast

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References

  1. ↑ "Ramona (1910) -- (Movie Clip) Opening". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: Ramona". Silent Era. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
  3. ↑ Moving Picture World. "Ramona (1910) Plot Summary". IMDB. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
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