The Big Little Person was a 1919 American silent romantic drama film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Based on the novel of the same name by Rebecca Lane Hooper Eastman, the film was directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starred his then-wife and muse Mae Murray. Rudolph Valentino, who was credited as M. Rodolpho De Valentina, had a supporting role.[1] The film is now considered lost.[2]

The Big Little Person
Newspaper advertisement.
Directed byRobert Z. Leonard
Written byBess Meredyth
Based onThe Big Little Person
by Rebecca Lane Hooper Eastman
Produced byCarl Laemmle
StarringMae Murray
M. Rodolpho De Valentina
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 1919 (1919-05)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

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References

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  1. ^ Ankerich, Michael G. (2012). Mae Murray: The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips. University Press of Kentucky. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-813-14038-4.
  2. ^ The Big Little Person at silentera.com
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