"Enoch Arden" (1911) - with film
Linda Arvidson, Florence La Badie and Robert Harron
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Produced by Biograph Company
Based on the poem “Enoch Arden” by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Cinematography G.W. Bitzer
Starring Wilfred Lucas, Linda Arvidson, Florence La Badie, Robert Harron, Frank Grandon
Distributed by Biograph Company
Release date June 1911
Running time 33 min.
Country United States
Language Silent, English intertitles
"Enoch Arden" is a short drama directed by D. W. Griffith. This film illustrates the work of 3 stars of Silent Hall of Fame - actress Florence La Badie, actor Robert Harron and cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
Enoch wins Annie's hand after a bitter rivalry with Philip. Years later Enoch decides to leave on a ship to China to improve his financial fortunes. His wife and two little children are left behind. Annie waits faithfully and vainly for his return.
"Enoch Arden" is one of the films from 1911 with the highest rating in IMDB.
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Enoch Arden
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Linda Arvidson walks on the beach in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Linda Arvidson watches her two suitors square off in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Linda Arvidson chooses Wilfred Lucas as Frank Grandon looks dejected in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Linda Arvidson and Wilfred Lucas raise a family in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Linda Arvidson is worried as Wilfred Lucas prepares to leave in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Linda Arvidson gives Wilfred Lucas a child's curl in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Linda Arvidson waves goodbye as Wilfred Lucas sails away in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Linda Arvidson waits in vain for Wilfred Lucas in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Wilfred Lucas is shipwrecked on a deserted island in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Linda Arvidson is courted by Frank Grandon in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Linda Arvidson with Florence La Badie and Robert Harron in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Linda Arvidson, Florence La Badie and Robert Harron in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Wilfred Lucas is still on the island after many years in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Linda Arvidson is convinced by Frank Grandon to marry him in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Wilfred Lucas is rescued and returns home in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Wilfred Lucas watches the happy family that was once his in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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Wilfred Lucas is heartbroken in "Enoch Arden" (1911), directed by D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
Linda Arvidson and Wilfred Lucas