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Pierre of the Plains is a 1914 film based on the novel Pierre and his People by Gilbert Parker. [1] Edgar Selwyn adapted the novel into the play Pierre of the Plains in 1908 and it made Elsie Ferguson a Broadway star. [2]
Benjamin S. Kutler wrote the scenario. The film stars Selwyn himself, The supporting cast features Dorothy Dalton, Sydney Seaward, and Lawrence B. McGill.
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Elsie Ferguson herself appeared in Paramount's version in 1918 under the title Heart of the Wilds , directed by Marshall Neilan. The play was filmed in 1942, again titled Pierre of the Plains .
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