Ramona (film)

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Ramona is the title of several motion pictures based on the novel Ramona (1884) by Helen Hunt Jackson.

The first silent version of the story was a one-reeler filmed in 1910 starring Mary Pickford as Ramona, Henry B. Walthall as Alessandro and Francis J. Grandon as Felipe Moreno, with Kate Bruce as Señora Gonzaga Moreno. It was directed by D.W. Griffith for Biograph. Scenes were shot at Rancho Camulos and Piru in eastern Ventura County, and at San Gabriel.

The second silent version was a feature length production filmed in 1916 starring Adda Gleason as Ramona, Monroe Salisbury as Alessandro and Nigel De Brulier as Felipe, with Lurline Lyons as Señora Moreno. It was directed by Donald Crisp for Clune Studios, which was on the southeast corner of Bronson and Melrose Avenues in Hollywood. Scenes were shot in the Monterey area. The movie was regarded as a great epic of the cinema.

The third silent version was filmed in 1928 starring Dolores Del Rio as Ramona, Warner Baxter as Alessandro and Roland Drew as Felipe, with Vera Lewis as Señora Moreno. It was directed by Edwin Carewe for United Artists.

The first sound version of the story was also in Technicolor. It was filmed in 1936 starring Loretta Young as Ramona, Don Ameche as Alessandro and Kent Taylor as Felipe, with Pauline Frederick as Señora Moreno. It was directed by Henry King for 20th Century Fox.

It was also adapted in 1999, into a telenovela by Televisa, starring Kate Del Castillo as Ramona, Rene Strickler as Felipe and Eduardo Palomo as Alessandro with Helena Rojo as Senora Moreno, it was produced by Lucy Orozco.

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