A Hoosier Romance


1918

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 18, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Selig Polyscope Co.
Distribution Company
Mutual Film Corp.; Mutual Star Productions
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Inspired by the poem "A Hoosier Romance, 1868" by James Whitcomb Riley (New York, 1910).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

Pretty Patience Thompson, a "girl with a singing soul," lives with her cold-hearted and avaricious father, Jeff Thompson, on their Indiana farm. Her life of drudgery is brightened by John, the hired hand, but when he asks for her hand in marriage, the old man flies into a rage and discharges him. Soon an aged but wealthy widower courts Patience, and although she still loves John, "Old Jeff" orders her to marry the widower, claiming that a father's will is the law. Aware of her unhappiness, the kindly squire and his wife arrange for John to hide in the Thompson home on the day of the wedding. With all of the guests assembled, Patience runs from the room and pretends to escape on a horse, and while the two old men search the fields for her, she quietly marries John.

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 18, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Selig Polyscope Co.
Distribution Company
Mutual Film Corp.; Mutual Star Productions
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Inspired by the poem "A Hoosier Romance, 1868" by James Whitcomb Riley (New York, 1910).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
5 reels

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