Ponjola

1923 film

  • October 29, 1923 (1923-10-29)
Running time
70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Ponjola is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the 1923 novel of the same name by Cynthia Stockley and directed by Donald Crisp. The film stars Anna Q. Nilsson in a role in which she masquerades as a man.[1]

Cast

  • Anna Q. Nilsson as Lady Flavia Desmond
  • James Kirkwood as Lune Druro
  • Tully Marshall as Count Blauhimel
  • Joseph Kilgour as Conrad Lypiatt
  • Bernard Randall as Eric Luff
  • Ruth Clifford as Gay Lypiatt
  • Claire Du Brey as Luchia Luff
  • Claire McDowell as Mrs. Hope
  • Charles Ray as Native Tribesman
  • Eddie Sturgis as Native Tribesman (credited as Edwin Sturges)
  • Olive Borden as Native Girl (uncredited)

Preservation

A print of Ponjola is held by a private collector.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ White Munden, Kenneth (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. University of California Press. p. 609. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
  2. ^ Vogel, Michelle (2010). Olive Borden: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Joy Girl. McFarland. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-786-45836-3.
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Ponjola

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ponjola.
  • Ponjola at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Synopsis at AllMovie
  • Cover from a reprint of Cynthia Stockley's book(Wayback)
  • Newspaper advertisement for the film version
  • Still of Anna Q. Nilsson getting her hair cut for the film at gettyimages.com
  • v
  • t
  • e
Films directed by Donald Crisp


Stub icon

This article about a silent drama film from the 1920s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e