An Indian Summer (1912): Cast
An Indian Summer is a 1912 short romantic film directed by D.W. Griffith, starring Mary Pickford as The Widow's Daughter, Kate Bruce and W. Chrystie Miller. It runs 17 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 17 min
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Genre
- Romance
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is An Indian Summer About?
The premise of An Indian Summer without spoilers.
A solitary widower stays at a boarding house run by a widow and her daughter. He and the owner feel attraction, but he worries his thinning hair makes him look old. He orders a tonic, hiding the letter, while she thinks it’s from another woman and tries to make him jealous. Fate smooths the misunderstandings, allowing their romance to blossom.
An Indian Summer Themes & Keywords
· 27 tags- mother daughter relationship
- boarding house landlady
- beach picnic
- hair restorer
- old widower
- pigtail
- girl with long hair
- losing one's hair
- hair growth tonic
- newspaper ad
- lonely widow
- smelling a rose
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- reading a letter aloud
- secret letter
- misunderstanding
- making someone jealous
- picture in magazine
- comedy of errors
- courting
- walking on a beach
- woman holding a parisol
- stubborn
- falling asleep
- rising tide
- marooned
- text of letter on screen
- boat rescue
An Indian Summer Cast & Characters
Mary Pickford leads the cast as The Widow's Daughter, with Kate Bruce as The Widow and W. Chrystie Miller as The Widower. Directed by D.W. Griffith; 4 actors are credited in all.
- Director D.W. Griffith
- Mary Pickford as The Widow's Daughter
- Kate Bruce as The Widow
- W. Chrystie Miller as The Widower
- Bert Hendler as The Young Man
More from D.W. Griffith
More films directed by D.W. Griffith, best-rated first: Intolerance, The Struggle, Abraham Lincoln and Lady of the Pavements.
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An Indian Summer FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of An Indian Summer, each answered in a sentence.
How long is An Indian Summer?
An Indian Summer runs 17 minutes.
When was An Indian Summer released?
An Indian Summer was released on July 8, 1912.
Who directed An Indian Summer?
An Indian Summer was directed by D.W. Griffith.
More films by D.W. Griffith Who is in the cast of An Indian Summer?
An Indian Summer stars Mary Pickford as The Widow's Daughter, Kate Bruce as The Widow and W. Chrystie Miller as The Widower, among 4 credited actors.
Does An Indian Summer have a post-credit scene?
No. An Indian Summer has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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