The Coming of the Padres

The Coming of the Padres
The Coming of the Padres
Directed by	Lorimer Johnston
Starring	Sydney Ayres; Perry Banks; Louise Lester; Jacques Jaccard; Jack Richardson; Vivian Rich; Harry van Meter
Distributed by	Mutual Film
Release date	March 21, 1914;
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

The Coming of the Padres is a 1914 American silent short Western film directed by Lorimer Johnston. The film stars Sydney Ayres, Perry Banks, Louise Lester, Jacques Jaccard, Jack Richardson, Vivian Rich, and Harry van Meter.^[1] Motography reported that the film would be "pictorially reproducing the founding of the Santa Barbara Mission by Padre Junipero Serra. [...] The production will not be an exclusively religious one, but will introduce much of interest of early California life."^[2]

Reception

A very positive review in The Moving Picture World wrote: " This is a beautiful offering, historical in nature. The bicennial of the birth of Father Serra who celebrated his first mass at Santa Barbara Mission, when California was a Spanish colony. It is impressive. The religious rites introduced are incidental to the dramatic story."^[3]

References

^ Mutual Film Corporation (1914). Reel Life (1914-1915). Media History Digital Library. New York, Mutual Film Corporation.
^ Electricity Magazine Corporation (1914). Motography (Jan-Jun 1914). MBRS Library of Congress. Electricity Magazine Corp.
^ Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association (1914). The Moving picture world. California State Library. New York : The World Photographic Publishing Company.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

External links

The Coming of the Padres at IMDb

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[1] Mutual Film Corporation (1914). Reel Life (1914-1915). Media History Digital Library. New York, Mutual Film Corporation.

[2] Electricity Magazine Corporation (1914). Motography (Jan-Jun 1914). MBRS Library of Congress. Electricity Magazine Corp.

[3] Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association (1914). The Moving picture world. California State Library. New York : The World Photographic Publishing Company.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

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