Without Benefit of Clergy
| Without Benefit of Clergy | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Film still with Thomas Holding and Virginia Brown Faire | |
| Directed by | James Young |
| Produced by | Robert Brunton |
| Written by | Randolph Lewis |
| Based on |
Without Benefit of Clergy by Rudyard Kipling |
| Starring |
Nigel De Brulier Virginia Brown Faire |
| Cinematography | Jack Okey |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release dates |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Without Benefit of Clergy is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by James Young and featuring Boris Karloff.[1] It is based on the story by Rudyard Kipling.[2] A print of the film still exists.[3][4]
Plot
As summarized in a review,[5] Holden, a young English engineer in India, falls in love with the native girl Ameera, so he buys her from her mother. They live together very happily and she until their baby son dies. Later Ameera dies during a cholera plague.
Cast
- Nigel De Brulier - Pir Khan
- Virginia Brown Faire - Ameera
- Boris Karloff - Ahmed Khan
- Percy Marmont
- Thomas Holding - Holden
- Evelyn Selbie - Ameera's mother
- Ruth Cummings - Alice Sanders (as Ruth Sinclair)
- Philippe De Lacy - Tota (uncredited)
- Otto Lederer - Aghan (uncredited)
- E.G. Miller - Michael Devenish (uncredited)
- Herbert Prior - Hugh Sanders (uncredited)
See also
References
- ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: Without Benefit of Clergy". Silent Era. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ↑ Harold Bloom, ed. Rudyard Kipling. Chelsea House, 2004.
- ↑ Without Benefit of Clergy, SilentEra.com, retrieved 2013-12-13
- ↑ "Without Benefit of Clergy". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Plenty of Atmosphere in Undramatic Story", The Film Daily, Jun 26, 1921: 3, retrieved 2013-12-13
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