Sullivan, who worked for Edison Studios, directed the film. The directors and lead actors, Laura Lyman and John F. Carleton, were Americans while Canadians played the supporting roles. It is the earliest recorded feature film produced in Canada. Sam Kula, the leader of the National Film Archives of Canada, stated in 1975 that Madeleine de Verchères, by the British American Film Manufacturing Company, was the first Canadian feature film as it started filming in 1912. However, it is a lost film and is lacking evidence of its existence. Release and reception The film was initially shown in New York City before its Canadian release in Halifax, on February 2, 1914, at the Empire Theater, which was operated by the Canadian Bioscope Company. The film was also shown in Amherst, Nova Scotia, submitted to the censorship boards in Montreal, St. John, and Toronto, and shipped to Oklahoma, New York, and San Francisco, California. The film made $8,000 during its theatrical run in Nova Scotia and $21,000 from other areas. The film is currently lost. The film received positive reviews upon release. The mayor of Annapolis Royal, the rector of St. Luke's Church, and the caretaker of Fort Anne stated that they were "moved almost to tears by the acting of the women and children" during the graveyard scene. Longfellow's daughter watched the film and praised it. The Morning Telegraph praised the film for its faithful adaption of the poem, with every subtitle being a quotation from the poem, and for the visuals being based on famous paintings. References Works cited External links Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management - A Brief History of Film in Nova Scotia 1914 drama films Canadian silent films Canadian black-and-white films Films based on works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Films set in Nova Scotia Films shot in Nova Scotia Lost Canadian films Canadian drama films 1914 lost films Lost drama films 1910s Canadian films Silent drama films