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Alice in Wonderland (1915)

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Viola Savoy follows the White Rabbit into Wonderland in this early silent adaptation of Lewis Carroll.

1915 · Silent fantasy · 58 minutes (Wikimedia copy)

Synopsis

Alice falls asleep beside a brook and dreams that she follows a white rabbit into a strange world. She meets a talking Mouse and a grinning Cheshire Cat, joins the Queen of Hearts for a game of croquet, and finds herself at a trial where a pack of cards makes the rules.

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Scenes from the film

Viola Savoy as Alice with the White Rabbit
Viola Savoy as Alice with the White Rabbit · Wikimedia Commons
The Dodo
The Dodo · Wikimedia Commons
Bill the Lizard
Bill the Lizard · Wikimedia Commons
The Mouse
The Mouse · Wikimedia Commons

Cast and production

Alice: Viola Savoy
Also featuring: Herbert Rice and William T. Tilden
Adaptation: W. W. Young, from Lewis Carroll
Production: Nonpareil Feature Film Corporation

A reissue print credits W. W. Young as both director and adaptor. A contemporary advertisement names Martin J. Faust as director. The AFI Catalog records both credits and a January 1915 screening in New York.

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