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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1526

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

191770 minUnited States

Synopsis

Rebecca's lively behaviour unsettles her strict New England aunt. A friendship and a childhood promise follow her into boarding school and adulthood, where earlier expectations acquire new significance.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 69:32
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Marshall Neilan · Public domain

Cast

Mary Pickford

Eugene O'Brien

DirectorsMarshall Neilan

Inspirations

Frances Marion adapted Kate Douglas Wiggin's novel for Mary Pickford. California locations stood in for the New England setting, including a ranch chosen for its appearance.

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Mary Pickford — Rufus Porter Moody · Public domain

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