Classmates (1914 film)

Classmates
Directed byJames Kirkwood
Based onClassmates
by Margaret Turnbull and William C. deMille
Produced byAbe Erlanger
Marc Klaw
StarringHenry B. Walthall
Blanche Sweet
CinematographyTony Gaudio
Distributed byBiograph Company
Release date
  • February 14, 1914 (1914-02-14)
Running time
4 reels (approximately 40 minutes)
LanguageSilent film (English intertitles)

Classmates is a 1914 silent film directed by James Kirkwood for the Biograph Company. It is based on the 1907 stage play Classmates by Margaret Turnbull and William C. deMille. It was shot in Jacksonville, Florida at the end of 1913.[1][2][3]

Cast

Preservation

The film is extant today as the result of a paper print in the Library of Congress. It was shown at Cinefest 2012.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Classmates at silentera.com database
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
  3. ^ Classmates as produced on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre, August 29, 1907, 102 performances; IBDb.com
  4. ^ "Cinefest 2012, Leonard Maltin More Cinefest Adventures". IndieWire. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Classmates". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2025.