Break, Break, Break (film)

Break, Break, Break
Still from Break, Break, Break^[1]
Directed by	Harry A. Pollard
Written by	Sydney Ayres
Starring	William Garwood Louise Lester
Production company	American Film Manufacturing Company
Distributed by	Mutual Film Corporation
Release date	September 9, 1914 (1914-09-09)
Running time	Short
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film English intertitles

Break, Break, Break is a 1914 American silent short film directed by Harry A. Pollard. A period drama written by Sydney Ayres, the film starred William Garwood and Louise Lester.^[2]

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Plot

It was described by Moving Picture World shortly after its release:

A pretty picture telling an idyillic love story; it should go very well; for, though it depends on sentiment rather than on thrilling dramatic suspense, it holds the attention strongly and is filled with the atmosphere of the good, old-time stories and poems. The costumes are of the mid-Victorian period in rural England. Many of its scenes are as charming as good pictures. The acting is also excellent quality. Vivian Rich is the heroine; Harry Von Meter, the hero, and Jack Richardson, the light villain. Much of the action is among the hay fields and then the seashore.^[3]

Break, Break, Break was a single-reel film produced by the American Film Manufacturing Company and released on September 9, 1914 through the Mutual Film Corporation,^[2] which distributed 58 prints.^[4]

Cast

B. Reeves Eason as Grandfather Day
William Garwood as Tom Day, a son of the People
Louise Lester as Mary Elizabeth Day, Tom's mother
Jack Richardson as Dan Moore, a son of the Rich
Vivian Rich as June, the adopted daughter
Harry von Meter as Squire Moore, wealth land owner

Production

The title comes from a poem by Tennyson.^[5]

References

^ "Break! Break! Break!" Archived July 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Chicago History Museum. Retrieved from University of California, Santa Barbara reproduction on September 7, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Break! Break! Break!" Archived July 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved on September 7, 2009.
^ "Break! Break! Break!". Moving Picture World. September 19, 1914.
^ "Motion Pictures 1912–1939". Catalog of Copyright Entries. United States Copyright Office. 1951. p. 89.
^ Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association (1914). The Moving picture world. California State Library. New York : The World Photographic Publishing Company.