The Sowers

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The Sowers
The Sowers 1916 newspaper.jpg
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Directed by William C. deMille
M.A. Harris (ass't dir.)
Camille Astor (ass't dir.)
Written by Henry Seton Merriman (novel:The Sowers)
Marion Fairfax (scenario)
Produced by Jesse Lasky
Starring Blanche Sweet
Thomas Meighan
Cinematography Charles Rosher
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • March 30, 1916 (1916-03-30)
Running time
50 minutes; 5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent film (English intertitles)

The Sowers is a surviving 1916 silent film drama produced by Jesse Lasky, released through Paramount Pictures and directed by William C. deMille. The feature stars Blanche Sweet and Thomas Meighan and is based on the 1896 novel The Sowers by Henry Seton Merriman. It is preserved in the Library of Congress collections. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. The Sowers at silentera.com
  2. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress page 171 by The American Film Institute, c.1978
  4. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Sowers