| On the Banks of the Wabash | |
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| Directed by | J. Stuart Blackton |
| Written by | Elaine Sterne Carrington |
| Produced by | Albert E. Smith |
| Starring | Mary Carr Madge Evans Burr McIntosh |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
| Distributed by | Vitagraph Studios |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (Englishintertitles) |
On the Banks of the Wabash is a 1923 Americansilent ruralmelodrama film directed byJ. Stuart Blackton and produced and distributed by his movie company,Vitagraph Studios. The film starsMary Carr and among the cast are 14-year-oldMadge Evans andJames W. Morrison. The cameraman wasNicholas Musuraca. The film is very loosely based onPaul Dresser's song / poem "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away".[1] The film focuses on David Hammond (Morrison), who, spurred by invention, leaves his sweetheart Lisbeth (Evans), but returns to find her love unchanged amidst a crisis, ultimately leading to a joyous reunion.[2]
In an interview from the book "Silent Players" byAnthony Slide, director J. Stuart Blackton's daughter recalled the collaboration with actor James W. Morrison, saying that Morrison "last played for my father in a ghastly film we made in the flatbush studio about 1923. On the Banks of the Wabash. It was so earthy you could smell it. Not a nice smell really."[3]
Reportedly, a private collector holds an abridged, or shortened, version of this film.[4]
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