Pudd'nhead Wilson (film)

Pudd'nhead Wilson is a lost[1] 1916 American comedy silent film directed by Frank Reicher and written by Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Theodore Roberts, Alan Hale, Sr., Thomas Meighan, Florence Dagmar, Jane Wolfe and Ernest Joy. The film was released on January 31, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.[2][3]

Pudd'nhead Wilson
Thomas Meighan and Florence Dagmar in Pudd'nhead Wilson
Directed byFrank Reicher
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
Screenplay byMargaret Turnbull
Based onPudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark Twain
StarringTheodore Roberts
Alan Hale, Sr.
Thomas Meighan
Florence Dagmar
Jane Wolfe
Ernest Joy
CinematographyWalter Stradling
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • January 31, 1916 (1916-01-31)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The film revolves around a murder mystery. The story takes place in the mid 19th century. A biracial nurse named Roxy (Jane Wolff) swaps her son with her master's son. That son grows up as Tom Driscoll, while the real Tom grows up as the slave known as Chambers. Rowena Cooper comes from the North and falls in love with Chambers. Chambers is accused of murder and the eccentric lawyer Pudd'nhead Wilson looks for details. He uses fingerprints to uncover the real killer, but during his investigation he figures out Chambers and Tom were switched as infants.[4]

Cast

References
  1. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Pudd'nhead Wilson
  2. "Pudd-nhead-Wilson - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  3. "Pudd'nhead Wilson (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  4. "Pudd-nhead-Wilson - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 May 2015.


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