Classmates (1914 film)

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Classmates
Directed by James Kirkwood
Written by Margaret Turnbull(play)
William C. deMille(play)
Produced by Abe Erlanger
Marc Klaw
Starring Henry B. Walthall
Blanche Sweet
Cinematography Tony Gaudio
Distributed by Biograph Company
Release date
  • February 14, 1914 (1914-02-14)
Running time
4 reels (approximately 40 minutes)
LanguageSilent film (English intertitles)

Classmates is a 1914 silent film directed by James Kirkwood for the Biograph Company. It is based on the 1907 stage play Classmates by Margaret Turnbull and William C. deMille. It was shot in Jacksonville, Florida at the end of 1913. [1] [2] [3]

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The film is extant today as the result of a paper print in the Library of Congress. It was shown at Cinefest 2012. [4] [5]

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