The Pickwick Papers (1913 film)

The Pickwick Papers (1913 film) was a British silent film adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel The Pickwick Papers. Directed by Larry Trimble, it featured John Rudge as Samuel Pickwick. Relatively little is known about the film's details due to its age and the limitations of film preservation during the early silent era. Production companies involved included the Vitagraph Company of America. The film is considered to be a lost film, meaning that no known copies of it survive. As such, details about the plot, casting beyond Rudge, and the overall reception are scarce, primarily reliant on contemporary reviews and advertisements. Its significance lies in being one of the earliest cinematic interpretations of Dickens's popular novel.