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                |  | Mary Pickford. Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
 
 |  Fanchon, the Cricket
 (1915) United States of America
 B&W : Five reels
 Directed by James Kirkwood
 Cast: Mary Pickford [Fanchon], Jack Standing [Landry Barbeau], Lottie Pickford [Madelon], Gertrude Norman [Old Fadette], Russell Bassett [Landry’s father], Richard Lee (Dick Lee) [Didier], Jack Pickford, Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire Famous Players Film Company production; distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by James Kirkwood + [Frances Marion], from the novel La Petite Fadette by George Sand. Cinematography by Edward Wynard. Presented by Daniel Frohman. / Released 10 May 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / All three Pickfords appeared together in a motion picture for the first time in this film. The Astaire’s film debut. Drama. Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.1278. Survival status: Print exists in the British Film Institute National Archive film archive [incomplete]. Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. Keywords: Authors: George Sand - Children - Rescues Listing updated: 26 January 2015. References: AFI-F1 n. F1.1278; Eyman-Pickford pp. 88, 328; Whitfield-Pickford p. 6 : Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Luke McKernan. Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD. |