Edgar Allen Poe (movie)

Edgar Allen Poe is a 1909 American silent drama movie directed by D. W. Griffith[2][3] and stars Herbert Yost, Linda Arvidson, and Arthur V. Johnson.

Edgar Allen Poe
(official title)
Film still of actor Herbert Yost (left) as Poe with Anita Hendrie and David Miles
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Written byD. W. Griffith
Frank E. Woods
Produced byBiograph Company
New York, N.Y.
StarringHerbert Yost
Linda Arvidson
CinematographyG. W. Bitzer
Release date
  • February 8, 1909 (1909-02-08)
Running time
6–7 minutes (release length 450 feet)[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Actors

  • Herbert Yost as Edgar Allan Poe
  • Linda Arvidson as Virginia Poe
  • Arthur V. Johnson as publisher at first office
  • Charles Perley as "Resident poet" at first office
  • David Miles as publisher at second office
  • Anita Hendrie as editor at second office

References

  1. "Edgar Allen Poe" and "A Wreath in Time, Biograph advertisement, The Moving Picture World (New York City), 6 February 1909, p. 135. Internet Archive, San Francisco, California (hereinafter cited "I.A."). Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. Edgar Allan Poe
  3. Kevin J. Hayes, University Kevin J Hayes. The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe

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