Evangeline
(1913) Canada
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Edward P. Sullivan and William H. Cavanaugh
Cast: William H. Cavanaugh [Rene LeBlanc], Laura Lyman [Evangeline], Marguerite Marquis [a Shawnee Indian woman], Edward P. Sullivan [Father Felician], John F. Carleton
Canadian Bioscope Company, Limited, production; distributed on State Rights basis. / Scenario by Marguerite Marquis, from the poem “Evangeline” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Cinematography by William C. Thompson. / Released 2 February 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Color-tinted and toned. / The production was shot in Annapolis Valley. The first Canadian feature film.
Drama: Historical.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: (unknown)
Listing updated: 5 August 2012.
References: AFI-F1 n. F1.1197; Robertson-Guinness p. 7; Tarbox-Lost pp. 136, 138 : Website-IMDb.
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