The Fisherman's Granddaughter

1910 American film
  • February 16, 1910 (1910-02-16)
Running time
950 ftCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent film
(English intertitles)

The Fisherman's Granddaughter is a 1910 American silent film produced by Kalem Company and directed by Sidney Olcott.

Plot summary

The New York Dramatic Mirror summarized the plot: "The old fisherman's granddaughter runs off with a stranger and is married. The old man is at first unforgiving, but his love at last prompts him to put a light in the window for the wayward girl should she ever return. She has a rough time of it, poor girl, her husband deserting her because his wealthy parents object to the marriage. At last she turns her face homeward and the light welcomes her in. The grandfather's heart softens when he sees her and the babe she carries in her arms, and we may suppose that a peaceful future is in store for her."[1]

Production notes

The movie was filmed in Roseland, Florida and included "beautiful scenery" shot along the Saint John's River.[2] The New York–based Kalem Company was the first film studio to do winter production in Florida.

Critical reception

Advertisement for The Fisherman's Granddaughter, 1910.
Advertisement for The Fisherman's Granddaughter, 1910.

The Moving Picture World said that The Fisherman's Granddaughter had a "strongly dramatic quality" and that the film was "clearly photographed and admirably acted".[2] The New York Dramatic Mirror described the film: "A simple story, but well told, with good expression and heart interest, is presented in this picture." A reviewer for Variety stated that the film's story, about a romance between a woman of an unnamed island and a sailor,[3] was "an old and familiar one without any action or especial merit".[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Fisherman's Granddaughter (Kalem Feb. 16)". New York Dramatic Mirror. February 26, 1910. p. 18. Retrieved September 19, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b "Review of The Fisherman's Granddaughter". The Moving Picture World. 6 (8). February 26, 1910. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Sandler, Gilbert (April 27, 2007). "All in the Family". Baltimore Jewish Times. Vol. 295, no. 9. pp. 65–66. ProQuest 222777534.
  4. ^ "Review of The Fisherman's Granddaughter". Variety. 17 (12): 15. February 26, 1910. ProQuest 1529245772. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

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  • (in French) A Florida Feud website dedicated to Sidney Olcott
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Films directed by Sidney Olcott
1907
  • A Runaway Sleighbelle
  • The Dog Snatcher
  • Bowser's House Cleaning
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  • A Hobo Hero
  • The Pony Express
  • The New Hired Girl
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  • Nathan Hale
  • The Goldbrick
  • It Was Mother-in-Law
  • The Rival Motorists
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  • Troubles of a Tramp
  • The Lost Mine
  • Woman Cruel Woman
  • A Dramatic Rhearsal
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  • Ben Hur
1908
  • Days of '61
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  • Dogs of Fashion
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  • The Moonshiner's Daughter
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  • The Man Hunt
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  • Lady Audley's Secret
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  • Mrs Gunness, the Female Bluebeard
  • Dynamite Man
  • The Renegade
  • The New Hired Girl
  • A Gipsy Girl's Love
  • The Walls of Sing Sing
  • The Girl Nihilist
  • Robin Hood
  • The Frontiersman's Bride
  • As You Like It
  • The Great Yellowstone Park Hold Up
  • The Old Sleuth Detective
  • The Padrone
  • The Mystery of the Bride in White
  • The Girl I Left Behind Me
  • Caught in the Web
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  • Jerusalem in the Time of Christ
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  • A Ragged Hero
  • Maggie, the Dock Rat
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  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1909
  • The Trail of the White Man
  • A Florida Feud
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  • The Detectives of the Italian Bureau
  • The High Diver
  • Sporting Days in the South
  • The Making of a Champion Pugilist
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  • The Crackers Bride
  • Hungry Hank's Hallucination
  • The Mysterious Double
  • The Fish Pirates
  • The Orange Grower's Daughter
  • The Northern Schoolmaster
  • The Artist and the Girl
  • Love's Triumph
  • Good for Evil
  • The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War
  • A Poor Wife's Devotion
  • A Pig in a Poke
  • A Child of the Sea
  • The Omnibus Taxiclub
  • $5000 Reward
  • The Little Angel of Roaring Springs
  • The Mystic Swing
  • A Priest of the Wilderness
  • Mardi Gras in Havana
  • The Japanese Invasion
  • Famine in the Forest
  • A Soldier of US Army
  • The Escape from Andersonville
  • The Tom-Boy
  • Tickle Mary
  • Factory Girl
  • Traced by Kodak
  • Out of Work
  • The Queen of the Quarry
  • The Conspirators - An Incident of a South American Revolution
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  • Hiram's Bride
  • The Story of a Rose
  • Winning a Diner
  • The Winning Boat
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  • The Hand Organ Man
  • The Man and the Girl
  • A Brother's Wrong
  • The Girl Scout
  • The Cattle Thieves
  • Dora
  • Pale Face's Wooing
  • The Governor's Daughter
  • Judgement
  • The Geisha Who Saved Japan
  • Rally 'Round the Flag
  • The Law of the Mountains
  • The Card Board Baby
  • A Slave to Drink
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