Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America (1907)

Drama | 6 April 1907

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According to various sources, this was Florence Lawrence's first film. The few interiors among the more than twenty scenes of the picture were shot at the Edison Studios at 41 East 21st Street in New York City; exteriors were filmed at Bronx Park, along the Bronx River above East 180th Street in the Bronx. Production took three weeks.
     Charlotte Lawrence was Florence Lawrence's mother. Both took their last name from the Lawrence Dramatic Company, a vaudeville troupe they worked for when Florence was still a child, according to Kelly R. Brown's 1999 biography, Florence Lawrence, the Biograph Girl (McFarland & Co.).
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According to various sources, this was Florence Lawrence's first film. The few interiors among the more than twenty scenes of the picture were shot at the Edison Studios at 41 East 21st Street in New York City; exteriors were filmed at Bronx Park, along the Bronx River above East 180th Street in the Bronx. Production took three weeks.
     Charlotte Lawrence was Florence Lawrence's mother. Both took their last name from the Lawrence Dramatic Company, a vaudeville troupe they worked for when Florence was still a child, according to Kelly R. Brown's 1999 biography, Florence Lawrence, the Biograph Girl (McFarland & Co.).

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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
LCMP
p. 15, column 1
Moving Picture World
6 Apr 1907
p. 66ta, 74tr
New York Clipper
6 Apr 1907
p. 187ta
Variety
1 Jun 1907
tr
Treasures from the Film Archives
p. 251
DETAILS
Alternate Titles:
Pioneer Days
Pioneer Days in America
Release Date:
6 April 1907
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Thomas A. Edison
3 January 1907
H88545-H88557
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
1,000
Length(in reels):
1
Country:
United States
Language:
English
GENRE
Genre:
Sub-genre:
Historical


Subject

Legend
Viewed by AFI
Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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