The Secret Garden (1918 film)

The Secret Garden is a lost^[2] 1918 American drama silent film directed by Gustav von Seyffertitz and written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and Marion Fairfax. The film stars Lila Lee, Spottiswoode Aitken, Clarence Geldart, Richard Rosson, Fay Holderness and Ann Malone. The film was released on January 12, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.^[3][4]

The Secret Garden
Lobby card
Directed by	Gustav von Seyffertitz (as G. Butler Clonebough)
Screenplay by	Marion Fairfax
Based on	The Secret Garden 1909 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Lila Lee Spottiswoode Aitken Clarence Geldart Richard Rosson Fay Holderness Ann Malone
Cinematography	Henry Kotani
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 1918 (1918-12) [1]
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent…English titles

Plot

The story is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1911 book, The Secret Garden, about an orphan who is sent to England to her uncle's house, where she finds a beautiful garden with many secrets.

Casting

• Lila Lee as Mary Lennox
• Spottiswoode Aitken as Archibald Craven
• Clarence Geldart as Dr. Warren Craven
• Richard Rosson as Colin Craven
• Fay Holderness as Mrs. Medlock
• Ann Malone as Martha Sowerby
• Paul Willis as Dickon Sowerby
• Lucille Ward as Mrs. Sowerby
• Mae Wilson as Colin Craven's Nurse
• James Neill as Ben Weatherstaff
• Seymour Hastings as Surgeon Harding
• Rose Dione as Mrs. Lennox
• Larry Steers as Captain Lennox
• Forrest Seabury as Indian Servant
• Miss Gunha as Ayah