Caprice (1913 film)

Caprice
Caprice
	Scene from the film.
Directed by	J. Searle Dawley
Based on	play; by Howard P. Taylor
Produced by	Adolph Zukor; Daniel Frohman;
Starring	Mary Pickford; Owen Moore;
Cinematography	H. Lyman Broening
Production; company	Famous Players Film Company
Distributed by	Famous Players Film Company (State's Rights)
Release date	November 10, 1913;
Running time	4 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Caprice is a 1913 American silent film produced by Daniel Frohman and Adolph Zukor, released by Famous Players Film Company, and starring Mary Pickford. J. Searle Dawley directed.^[1] This film is lost.^[2]^[3]

Background

A young Minnie Maddern Fiske performed the story on stage in the 1880s, one of her earliest successes as an adult actress. The film adaptation provided Pickford with the opportunity to demonstrate her dramatic range beyond her popular screen persona.

Production

Though Zukor helped finance the film, it was distributed through an arrangement with State's Rights primarily because Paramount Pictures did not yet exist.

Cast

Mary Pickford as Mercy Baxter
Owen Moore as Jack Henderson
Ernest Truex as Wally Henderson
Ogden Crane as Jim Baxter
James Gordon as Mr. Henderson
Boots Wall as Edith Henderson
Louise Huff (uncredited)
Howard Missimer (uncredited)
John Steppling (uncredited)

References

^ Caprice at IMDb
^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films 1911-20. The American Film Institute. 1988.
^ "Caprice (1913)". Silent Era.

External links

Caprice at IMDb
Caprice entry in the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Lobby card at Women Film Pioneers Project
Lantern slide at Mary Pickford Foundation
Caprice at Silent Era

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[1] Caprice at IMDb

[2] The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films 1911-20. The American Film Institute. 1988.

[3] "Caprice (1913)". Silent Era.

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