The Amateur Gentleman (1926 film)
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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 Dorothy Dunbar |
Cinematography | David W. Gobbett |
Distributed by | First National |
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8 reels; 7,790 feet |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Amateur Gentleman is a 1926 American 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.
The Amateur Gentleman is preserved in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.[4][5]
Cast
- Richard Barthelmess as Barnabas Barty
- Dorothy Dunbar as Lady Cleone Meredith
- Gardner James as Ronald Barrymaine
- Nigel Barrie as Sir Mortimer Carnaby
- Brandon Hurst as Peterby
- John Miljan as Viscount Devenham
- Edwards Davis as John Barty
- Billie Bennett as Duchess of Camberhurst
- Herbert Grimwood as Jasper Gaunt
- Gino Corrado as Prince Regent
- Sidney De Gray as Captain Chumley
- Hans Joby as Captain Slingsby
Production notes
The film was shot at Clune studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, and at the Samuel S. Hinds house in Pasadena.[6]
References
- ↑ The Amateur Gentleman Lost Film Files#17; Moviessilently.com
- ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: 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
- ↑ The Amateur Gentleman at sidneyolcott.com
External links
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- AFI Catalog
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Amateur Gentleman at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Script error: No such module "In lang".The Amateur Gentleman at website dedicated to Sidney Olcott
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