One Hundred Years of Mormonism

1913 American film

One Hundred Years of Mormonism

Directed by	Norval MacGregor
Written by	Nell Shipman Harry A. Kelly
Produced by	Harry A. Kelly
Starring	Frank Young
Release date	1913 (1913)
Running time	Six reels
Country	United States

One Hundred Years of Mormonism is a 1913 film depicting the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The six-reel film took its title from the 1905 book by Mormon educator John Henry Evans. Ellaye Motion Picture Company was originally contracted by the church's leadership to produce the film, but the company broke its contract and was replaced by the Utah Moving Picture Company, with prominent screenwriter Nell Shipman completing the screenplay for a then-unprecedented fee of $2,500. Filming took place on locations across California and Utah. The filming locations in Utah were Salt Lake City, Daniel's Pass, and Heber.

The film premiered at the Salt Lake Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah, on February 3, 1913. Although church apostle James E. Talmage would later write that the film contained "many crudities and historical inaccuracies," it was well received by Mormon audiences.

No print of the film is known to survive and it is now considered to be a lost film.

References

"One Hundred Years of Mormonism". Mormon Literature & Creative Arts. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
Randy Astle (July 2008). "Nephi's Colored Plates". Mormon Artists Group. Retrieved June 14, 2010.

External links

"One Hundred Years of Mormonism". Mormon Literature & Creative Arts Database.
One Hundred Years of Mormonism at IMDb

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Shorts	Hearts of the Children (1959) Unto the Least of These (1959) Up in Smoke (1960) The Search for Truth (1962) Summer of Decision (1962) The Windows of Heaven (1963) Bitter Wind (1963) Man's Search for Happiness (1964) The Long Road Back (1965) When Thou Art Converted (1968) Worthy To Stand (1969) Johnny Lingo (1969) Pioneers in Petticoats (1969) What About Thad? (1970) Run Dick, Run Jane (1971) Cipher in the Snow (1973) The First Vision (1976) John Baker's Last Race (1976) The Mailbox (1977) The Phone Call (1977) The Gift (1977) Uncle Ben (1978) The Trophy Case (1979) The Emmett Smith Story (1979) Blind Love (1979) Greater Love (1980) Joseph Smith: The Man (1980) The Drop Card (1980) In One Blinding Moment (1980) Mr. Krueger's Christmas (1980) A Marvelous Work Begins (1982) The Last Leaf (1984) The Award (1985) The Nativity (1986) Our Heavenly Father's Plan (1986) The Power of the Word (1986) Lay Hold upon the Word (1986) A Lamp unto My Feet (1987) Look to God and Live (1987) Together Forever (1987) The Pump (1988) What Is Real? (1989) Labor of Love (1990) On the Way Home (1992) The Lamb of God (1992) The Mediator (1993) Finding Faith in Christ (2003) Joy to the World (2003) The Restoration (2004) Finding Happiness (2006) Scriptures Legacy (2014)
Early films	One Hundred Years of Mormonism (1913) All Faces West (1929) Where the Saints Have Trod (1947)
Advertising campaigns	Homefront (1973-present) Truth Restored (2008-present) "I'm a Mormon" (2010-2018)
Production	LDS Motion Picture Studios LDS MPS South Campus
Key people	Wetzel Whitaker Scott Whitaker

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