The Moonstone (1909 film)
The Moonstone is a 1909 silent film produced by William Nicholas Selig and released by Selig Polyscope Company. This film has a great chance of being a lost film; no sources indicate if any copies have existed. It is also unknown who starred in this film or who directed it.
| The Moonstone | |
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| Produced by | William Nicholas Selig |
| Based on | The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins |
| Distributed by | Selig Polyscope Company |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Film background
This film was based on the British three volume novel (a standard of the time in Britain and England to separate a novel in three volumes) The Moonstone published in 1868 and which is highly regarded as one of the first English language detective crime novels. This film was remade in 1915; the oldest known version to exist. Other remakes were released in 1934, 1972, and 1997.
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