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The Spirit of Lafayette
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Ten reels
Directed by James Vincent

Cast: Earl Schenck [Marquis de Lafayette], Violet de Biccary [Adrienne, at age 14], Marion Barney [Adrienne], Robert Elliott [Lieutenant Richard Stanton], Paula Shay [Mrs. Stanton], Kittens Reichert [Dorothy Stanton], W.W. Black

James Vincent Film Corporation production; distributed on State Rights basis by [?] Pilgrim Film Corporation of Delaware? / Scenario by J. Searle Dawley, from the book The Spirit of Lafayette by James Mott Hallowell. General manager, James R. Sheehan. Musical accompaniment arranged by Nicholas Orlando. Presented by James Vincent. / © 22 January 1919 by Pilgrim Film Corporation of Delaware [LU13294]. Premiered at the Pershing Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri on 23 February 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Historical: Revolutionary War.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive [16mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: War: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), World War I (28 July-11 November 1918)

Listing updated: 4 December 2023.

References: Pitts-Hollywood pp. 189-190 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.