The Fisherman's Bride

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The Fisherman's Bride
Directed by Francis Boggs
Release date
  • November 15, 1909 (1909-11-15) [1]
CountryUnited States

The Fisherman's Bride is a 1909 American silent film directed by Francis Boggs. [2] It was the first commercial film made in the U.S. state of Oregon that had a plot. [3]

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Plot

A story founded on facts, as old Skipper Stout and his daughter Jennie lives near Astoria, Oregon.

— – East Oregonian summary of plot, 1909 [4]

Production

The Fisherman's Bride was shot in Astoria, Oregon at the mouth of the Columbia River, in August 1909. [5] A 1909 newspaper article denotes the film as consisting of 1,000 feet (300 m) worth of reels. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "The Fisherman's Bride". Oregon Film Museum. Oregon Tourism Commission . Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ Heffernan, Jack (January 20, 2017). "In Astoria, a Hollywood beginning". Daily Astorian . Astoria, Oregon. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ Herren, Rebecca (April 12, 2017). "The early days of Hollywood —in Clatsop County". Daily Astorian . Astoria, Oregon. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "At the Pastime". East Oregonian . Pendleton, Oregon. December 17, 1909. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Clarke, Charles G. (1989). Highlights and Shadows: The Memoirs of a Hollywood Cameraman. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 39. ISBN   978-0-810-82237-5.
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