Damon and Pythias (1914 film)

Damon and Pythias
Directed byOtis Turner
Written by
Produced byCarl Laemmle
Starring
CinematographyAlbert Warren Kelsey
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • November 23, 1914 (1914-11-23)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Damon and Pythias is a 1914 American silent epic film directed by Otis Turner and starring William Worthington, Herbert Rawlinson, and Cleo Madison.[1][2] It is based on the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias set during the reign of Dionysius I of Syracuse. It was an ambitious production by Universal Pictures, made at a time when feature films were rapidly replacing short films as the leading format in cinema. For much of the opening reel the cast are introduced, appearing in their modern dress rather than historical costumes.[3]

An earlier short film adaptation of the legend was produced in 1908, also directed by Otis Turner. It was adapted again under the same title, Damon and Pythias, in 1962.[2]

Cast

Preservation

Complete prints of Damon and Pythias are held by the Library of Congress and the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York.[4]

References

  1. ^ McCaffrey & Jacobs p. 26
  2. ^ a b "Damon and Pythias". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Bowser, p. 147
  4. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Damon and Pythias". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

Bibliography

  • Bowser, Eileen. The Transformation of Cinema, 1907-1915. University of California Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0-520-08534-3
  • McCaffrey, Donald W. & Jacobs, Christopher P. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-313-30345-2
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