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In Old California is a 1910 American silent Western film. It was the first film shot in Hollywood, California. It was directed by D. W. Griffith of the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (then based in New York City). The film is a melodrama about the Mexican era of California.
In Old California: Directed by D.W. Griffith. With Frank Powell, Arthur V. Johnson, Marion Leonard, Henry B. Walthall. An historical dramatization of a Spanish woman during the reign of Spanish and Mexican owned California in the early 19th century.
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Feb 17, 2024 · In Old California was released in 1910 and was the first film to be shot in Hollywood, California. The film runs only 17 minutes long and predates Cecil B. DeMille 's feature film The Squaw...
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Release Date. Mar 10, 1910.
This Biograph story starts some time before Mexican independence was proclaimed in California, which occurred in 1822. Perdita Arguello, the pretty Spanish senorita is beloved by Jose Manuella, a wealthy young Spaniard, who migrated to the new world in search of adventure.
In Old California is a 1942 American Western film directed by William C. McGann starring John Wayne, Binnie Barnes and Albert Dekker. Wayne plays Tom Craig, a Boston pharmacist who relocates to Sacramento during the Gold Rush.
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An historical dramatization of a Spanish woman during the reign of Spanish and Mexican owned California in the early 19th century.
