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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Also known as Paul Revere’s Ride in the USA
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Charles Brabin
Cast: Augustus Phillips [Paul Revere], Carlton King (Carlton S. King) [Revere’s friend], Harry Linson [General Gage], Yale Benner [Lieutenant Henry], Richard Tucker [Lieutenant Graves], Saul Harrison [John Hancock]
Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From the poem “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. / Released 30 October 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot in Massachusetts. The film was rereleased in the USA as Paul Revere’s Ride in 1917.
Drama: Historical.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The eighteenth day of April, 1775, still lives in the hearts of all loyal Americans, as the birthday of our country. It was the day the first shots were fired against the British at Lexington. Throughout the years of privation and suffering which followed, that same spirit of the “minute men” endured up to the very last, when Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army on the nineteenth day of October, 1781, American independence was assured. Of all the characters of our Revolutionary period, none is more endeared to all than that of Paul Revere, whose exploit has been immortalized by Longfellow so effectively that the lines of the poem and the incidents portrayed are graven more deeply, perhaps, upon the average American mind than any other character or exploit of our American history. When Revere learned of the British commander’s intention of attacking the patriot’s base of supplies in Concord, and told his friend to, “Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch of the North Church tower as a signal light.” He little realized that the tiny light would serve as a beacon of liberty for future generations but so it has proven and we follow him today as he clattered along the country-side rousing the men to fight for their life and our liberty and our pulses beat with each stride of the mount.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Paul Revere - USA: Massachusetts
Listing updated: 7 December 2024.
References: Pitts-Hollywood p. 4; Tarbox-Lost pp. 197, 279 : Website-IMDb.
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