Believe Me, Xantippe

Believe Me, Xantippe
1918 lantern card
Directed by	Donald Crisp
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Written by	Olga Printzlau (scenario)
Based on	Believe Me Xantippe by John Frederick Ballard
Starring	Wallace Reid Ann Little
Cinematography	Henry Kotani
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	June 2, 1918 (1918-06-02)
Running time	50 mins.
Country	United States
Language	Silent English intertitles

Believe Me, Xantippe is a lost^[1] 1918 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Jesse Lasky for release through Paramount Pictures.^[2] The film was directed by actor/director Donald Crisp and stars Wallace Reid and Ann Little. The film is based on a 1913 William A. Brady-produced play by John Frederick Ballard, Believe Me Xantippe, which on the Broadway stage had starred John Barrymore.^[3]^[4]

Cast

Wallace Reid as George MacFarland --(portrayed by John Barrymore in the play)
Ann Little as Dolly Kamman --(portrayed by Mary Young in the play)
Ernest Joy as Thornton Brown
Henry Woodward as Arthur Sole
Noah Beery as Sheriff Kamman --(portrayed by Theodore Roberts in the play)
James Cruze as Simp Calloway --(portrayed by Frank Campeau in the play)
Winifred Greenwood as Violette
Jim Farley as Detective Thorne
Charles Ogle as Wren Wrigley
Clarence Geldart as William

References

↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Believe Me Xantippe
↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Believe Me, Xantippe
↑ The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. 1971. p. 432.
↑ Fleming, E. J. Wallace Reid. McFarland. pp. 120–121. ISBN 0-786-48266-4.

External links

Believe Me, Xantippe at the Internet Movie Database
synopsis at AllMovie

Films directed by Donald Crisp

1910s	Her Father's Silent Partner (1914)short The Mysterious Shot (1914)short The Newer Woman (1914)short Their First Acquaintance (1914)short The Weaker Strain (1914)short The Idiot (1914)short The Tavern of Tragedy (1914)short Her Mother's Necklace (1914)short Frenchy (1914)short Down the Hill to Creditville (1914)short The Great God Fear (1914)short His Mother's Trust (1914)short Sands of Fate (1914)short The Warning (1914)short The Availing Prayer (1914)short Paid with Interest (1914)short The Niggard (1914)short The Little Country Mouse (1914)short Another Chance (1914)short At Dawn (1914)short An Old-Fashioned Girl (1915)short How Hazel Got Even (1915)short Ramona (1916) The Eyes of the World (1917) His Sweetheart (1917) The Bond Between (1917) The Marcellini Millions (1917) A Roadside Impresario (1917) The Cook of Canyon Camp (1917) Lost in Transit (1917) The Countess Charming (1917) The Clever Mrs. Carfax (1917) Jules of the Strong Heart (1918) Rimrock Jones (1918) The House of Silence (1918) Believe Me, Xantippe (1918) The Firefly of France (1918) Less Than Kin (1918) The Goat (1918) The Way of a Man with a Maid (1918) Under the Top (1919) Venus in the East (1919) The Poor Boob (1919) Johnny Get Your Gun (1919) Something to Do (1919) Putting It Over (1919) A Very Good Young Man (1919) Love Insurance (1919) Why Smith Left Home (1919) It Pays to Advertise (1919) Too Much Johnson (1919)

1920s	The Six Best Cellars (1920) Miss Hobbs (1920) Held by the Enemy (1920) The Barbarian (1921) The Princess of New York (1921) Appearances (1921) The Bonnie Brier Bush (1921) Tell Your Children (1922) Ponjola (1924) The Navigator (1924) Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925) Sunny Side Up (1926) Young April (1926) Nobody's Widow (1927)' Man Bait (1927) Vanity (1927) The Fighting Eagle (1927) Dress Parade (1927) Stand and Deliver (1928) The Cop (1928)

1930s	The Runaway Bride (1930)

Believe Me, Xantippe

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