Short film
Hiawatha
1909 · 15 min
A stately, tableau-like silent romance that unfolds gently against dramatic natural scenery, feeling more like a staged poem than a modern story.
- Directed by
- William V. Ranous
- Genres
- Adventure, Romance
- Starring
- Gladys Hulette, William V. Ranous
- Overview
- The very first release of the newly founded IMP company (Independent Moving Pictures). A film shot at the Falls of Minnehaha in the Land of the Dacotahs, adapted from Longfellow's poem.
- How it feels
- Romantic, earnest and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Love, nature, fate, identity
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- William V. Ranous
- Genres
- Adventure, Romance
- Starring
- Gladys Hulette, William V. Ranous

