Mary Pickford as Ramona. She peers through a barred window.

Ramona

Adapted from: Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson (1884)

This silent short film chronicles the troubled romance between Ramona (Mary Pickford), a Spanish orphan from the prestigious Moreno family, and Alessandro (Henry B. Walthall), a Native American who appears on her family's ranch one day. Shot on location in Ventura County, California, where the novel is set.

 

Ramona

Adapted from: Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson (1884)

Director: D.W. Griffith

Year: 1910

Studio: Biograph

Genre: Drama, Western