Anne of Green Gables (1919 film)

Anne of Green Gables is a 1919 silent film directed by William Desmond Taylor. Based upon a novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables.

Plot
Anne Shirley, an orphan, is taken into the lives of a generous farmer and his sister. She grows from an adventuresome young lass into a charming and much sought-after young lady.

Cast

 * Mary Miles Minter as Anne Shirley
 * Marcia Harris as Marilla Cuthbert
 * Frederick Burton as Matthew Cuthbert
 * Paul Kelly as Gilbert Blythe
 * George Stewart as Gilbert Blythe
 * Laurie Lovelle as Diana Barry
 * Carolyn Lee as Elizabeth Barry
 * Hazel Sexton as Josie Pye
 * F.T.Chailee as Abdenago Pye
 * Leila Romer as Mrs. Pye
 * Lincoln Stedman as Jumbo Pye
 * Russell Hewitt as Anthony Pye
 * Albert Hackett as Robert
 * Jack B. Hollis as Rev. Figtree
 * Beatrice Allen
 * Harry Bartlett
 * Mary Hall

Behind the scenes

 * First film adaptation of Anne of Green Gables.
 * Film was filmed in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA, from August 1919 to October 1919. It was released on November 23, 1919.
 * By 1999, all prints of the film were believed to have been lost.