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The Magic Garden (1927 film)

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The Magic Garden
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Directed byJames Leo Meehan
Written byCharles Kerr
James Leo Meehan
Based onThe Magic Garden
by Gene Stratton-Porter
Produced byJoseph P. Kennedy
StarringJoyce Coad
Margaret Morris
Philippe De Lacy
CinematographyAllen G. Siegler
Production
company
Gene Stratton Porter Productions
Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
Ideal Films (UK)
Release date
  • June 30, 1927 (1927-06-30)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Magic Garden is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by James Leo Meehan and starring Joyce Coad, Margaret Morris, and Philippe De Lacy.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Carroll Clark. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same by Gene Stratton-Porter.[2]

Plot

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Amaryllis, a rich and spoiled girl, is sent to live in the countryside with her uncle. There, she befriends a crippled neighbor of her age, John. Redeemed by her compassion towards him, she and John are allowed to enter a "magic garden", which only they can see.

Cast

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Preservation

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With no prints of The Magic Garden located in any film archives,[3]

References

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Bibliography

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  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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