Alice in Wonderland
Cast & Crew
"bud" Pollard
Ruth Gilbert
Ralph Hertz
Lillian Ardell
Mabel Wright
Tom Corless
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Young Alice wakes up in a strange place. A worried looking white rabbit runs by and drops a fan, which Alice returns to him. Walking along, she passes a house where a noisy fight is taking place between the Duchess and a cook. The Duchess sings to her baby, which turns into a pig and runs away. Outside, Alice meets the Cheshire Cat. He disappears, but leaves behind his grin. Later, Alice stumbles onto a tea party which is being attended by the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Dormouse. To Alice's amazement, they tell her there is no room at the table even though there are many empty places. The Mad Hatter explains that he killed time and now it is always tea time with no time to wash up. When each place is dirtied, they move on to the next. After they pour hot tea on the Dormouse, Alice leaves the party, meeting the Caterpillar. He asks her to recite "Old Father William," but does not approve of her version of the poem. Alice wanders into a castle garden. At first, the Queen of Hearts threatens to cut off her head, but later asks her to dance with them. Alice saves the Duchess from execution and they go for a walk on the seashore, where they meet the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle. The Mock Turtle tells his history and the Gryphon sings a song. Alice is summoned to court where a trial is taking place. A jury is chosen to determine if the Knave of Hearts has stolen the Queen's tarts. The White Rabbit confesses to stealing the tarts, which so angers Alice that she loudly protests. This annoys the Queen, who orders her executioners to cut off Alice's head. Before they can carry out her orders, Alice wakes in a chair at home, just in time for tea.
Director
"bud" Pollard
Cast
Ruth Gilbert
Ralph Hertz
Lillian Ardell
Mabel Wright
Tom Corless
Leslie King
Meyer Beresen
Raymond Schultz
Jimmy Rosen
Vie Quinn
N. R. Cregan
Patrick Glasgow
Gus Alexander
Charles Silvern
Crew
Marc Asch
William David
John E. Goodson
Charles J. Levine
Raymond B. Lewis
Hugo Maienthau
Ashley Ayer Miller
Charles Nasca
Armand Pehittini
"bud" Pollard
"bud" Pollard
Tams
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
A news item in Film Daily erroneously refers to this film as Rip Van Winkle. This was the first sound feature production of Alice in Wonderland. According to Film Daily, 16mm prints were produced and released simultaneously with the regular theatrical films because of the demand for the film in non-theatrical venues. Motion Picture Daily notes that twenty-five prints were re-released in 1933 when Paramount was making their version of the story. It was shown at a special children's performance on December 5, 1931 in the Roxy theater. Although the viewed print included a copyright statement, the title was not found in the copyright records. The song "Alice in Wonderland" was written by Irving Berlin for the 1916 Broadway musical Century Girl. Other films based on Lewis Carroll's novel include a 1910 version entitled Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, made by Thomas A. Edison Inc.; a 1915 Nonpareil Feature Films Corp. production, directed by W. W. Young and starring Viola Savoy (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1911-20; F1.0053); a 1933 Paramount production directed by Norman McLeod (see below); a 1935 British film of the same title released by Kinematrade, Inc.; a l951 Walt Disney animated feature; and a 1972 film entitled Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, directed by William Sterling.
