The Amateur Gentleman (1926 film)
The Amateur Gentleman | |
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Directed by | Sidney Olcott |
Produced by | Richard Barthelmess |
Written by |
Jeffrey Farnol(novel) Lillie Hayward(scenario) Tom Miranda(titles) |
Starring | Richard Barthelmess |
Cinematography | David W. Gobbett |
Distributed by | First National |
Release dates | August 15, 1926 |
Running time | 8 reels; 7,790 feet |
Country | USA |
Language | Silent |
The Amateur Gentleman is a silent[1] drama film produced by Inspiration Pictures and distributed through First National Pictures. it was directed by Sidney Olcott as a vehicle for star Richard Barthelmess.[2][3]
The same story was made into a 1920 British silent film and would be filmed again in 1936 with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Preserved at George Eastman House.[4][5]
Cast
- Richard Barthelmess - Barnabas Barty
- Dorothy Dunbar - Lady Cleone Meredith
- Gardner James - Ronald Barrymaine
- Nigel Barrie - Sir Mortimer Carnaby
- Brandon Hurst - Peterby
- John Miljan - Viscount Devenham
- Edwards Davis - John Barty
- Billie Bennett - Duchess of Camberhurst
- Herbert Grimwood - Jasper Gaunt
- Gino Corrado - Prince Regent
- Sidney De Gray - Captain Chumley
- Hans Joby - Captain Slingsby
References
- ↑ The Amateur Gentleman Lost Film Files#17; Moviessilently.com
- ↑ The Amateur Gentleman at silentera.com
- ↑ The Silents: Silent Feature Films 1910-36 page 11, c.1998 by Robert B. Connelly
- ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Amateur Gentleman
- ↑ The Amateur Gentleman at Lost Film Files: First National Pictures 1926
External links
- The Amateur Gentleman at IMDB.com
- allmovie/synopsis: The Amateur Gentleman
- (French)The Amateur Gentleman at website dedicated to Sidney Olcott