When Knights Were Bold (1908 film)

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.

When Knights Were Bold
l to r: Linda Arvidson, D. W. Griffith, May Robson(usually listed as unknown) and Harry Solter.
Directed byWallace McCutcheon
Written byHarriett Jay (writing as Charles Marlowe)(play)
Produced byAmerican Mutoscope and Biograph Company
StarringD. W. Griffith
Linda Arvidson
Harry Solter
CinematographyG. W. Bitzer
Distributed byBiograph Company
Release date
  • May 20, 1908 (1908-05-20)
Running time
1 reel
CountryUSA
LanguagesSilent; English titles

Cast

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unknown and/or uncredited

References

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