Evangeline is a 1914 Canadian silent drama film directed by Edward P. Sullivan and William Cavanaugh and starring Laura Lyman and John F. Carleton. The screenplay was adapted from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1847 poem Evangeline by Marguerite Marquis. It is the earliest recorded feature film in Canadian history. The Canadian Bioscope Company was established in 1912, and filmed Evangeline at locations in Nova Scotia and Quebec during 1913 for a cost of $30,000. The film's directors and lead actors were Americans while the supporting cast were Canadians. The film was shown in New York City before its Canadian premiere in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was shown throughout Canada and the United States where it received positive reviews for its faithful adaption of Longfellow's poem. It is now a lost film. Plot The peaceful life of the Acadians is shown during Evangeline Bellefontaine and Gabriel Lajeunesse's youth. Years later Governor Charles Lawrence orders the expulsion of the Acadians. The families of Evangeline and Gabriel are separated during the expulsion. Evangeline spends years searching for Gabriel and finds him shortly before his death and burial. Cast Laura Lyman as Evangeline Bellefontaine John F. Carleton as Gabriel Lajeunesse Edward P. Sullivan as Father Felician Arthur Morrison as Basil Michael Hannafy as Benedict Bellefontaine William Cavanaugh as Rene LeBlanc R.J. Leary as Michael William J. Johnson as fat boy Marguerite Marquis as Shawnee Indian woman Glad Gillian as Acadian maid Frances Purcell as Acadian maid Rhea Rafuse as Acadian maid Production The Canadian Bioscope Company was established by Herbert H.B. Holland in 1912, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. H.T. Oliver, an American cinematographer who had previous worked for Edison Studios was the company's general manager and vice-president. The company produced seven films and three shorts before going bankrupt. Marguerite Marquis wrote a screenplay based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem Evangeline which had already been adapted into a film in 1911, and again in 1919 and 1929. The film was produced at a cost of $30,000 (). Filming was completed by November 1913, and was done on location in Nova Scotia at Annapolis Royal, Annapolis Valley, Dartmouth, Grand-Pré, Halifax, Port-Royal, and Preston, and in Quebec at Oka and Sainte-Rose. The cinematography was done by Oliver and William C. Thompson. The final film was a black-and-white 35 mm silent five-reel film with a runtime of seventy-five minutes. William Cavanaugh, who worked for Pathe Freres, and Edward P.