A Daughter of Dixie

A Daughter of Dixie
Directed bySidney Olcott
Produced bySidney Olcott
StarringGene Gauntier
CinematographyGeorge K. Hollister
Production
company
Distributed byGeneral Film Company
Release date
  • July 27, 1910 (1910-07-27)
Running time
900 feet
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
(English intertitles)

A Daughter of Dixie is an American silent film produced by Kalem Company and directed by Sidney Olcott with Gene Gauntier in the leading role. It is a story about the American Civil War.[1][2][3]

The film has two reels.[4] Sherman Bainbridge stars in the film.[4]

A Daughter of Dixie is a melodrama.[5] It emphasizes the passage of time through making a clock a focal point of the scenes. As time progresses, the actors gesture to the clock in various shots.[6]

Cast

Reception

The Morning Star praised the film, writing, "Thrilling war story with scenes laid in the South. Best picture in months. Don't miss it."[7]

References

  1. ^ "A Daughter of Dixie". The Moving Picture World. Vol. 9, no. 7. August 26, 1911. p. 562. Retrieved May 18, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Bordwell, David; Staiger, Janet; Thompson, Kristin (1985). The Classical Hollywood Cinema: Film Style & Mode of Production to 1960. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-231-06055-4. Retrieved May 18, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "A Daughter of Dixie: Champion Release, August 28th". Motion Picture News. Vol. 4, no. 33. August 19, 1911. p. 27. Retrieved May 18, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ a b "A Daughter of Dixie". Motography. Vol. 16, no. 19. November 4, 1916. p. 1048. Retrieved May 18, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ Fernett, Gene (1988). American Film Studios: An Historical Encyclopedia. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 33. ISBN 0-89950-250-4. Retrieved May 18, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ Keil, Charlie (2001). Early American Cinema in Transition: Story, Style, and Filmmaking, 1907–1913. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 92–94. ISBN 0-299-17360-7. Retrieved May 18, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ "A Daughter of Dixie". The Morning Star. Vol. 87, no. 142. March 7, 1911. p. 3. Retrieved May 18, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
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