A Gentleman of Leisure (1923 film)
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Directed by | Joseph Henabery |
Written by | Jack Cunningham (scenario) Anthony Coldeway |
Based on | A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse and John Stapleton |
Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
Cinematography | Faxon M. Dean |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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A Gentleman of Leisure is a lost[1] 1923 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Joseph Henabery and stars Jack Holt. The film is based on the 1910 novel A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse. It was adapted into a play by Wodehouse and John Stapleton. It is also a remake of the 1915 film A Gentleman of Leisure.[2][3]
Cast[]
- Jack Holt as Robert Pitt
- Casson Ferguson as Sir Spencer Deever
- Sigrid Holmquist as Molly Creedon
- Alec B. Francis as Sir John Blount (credited as Alec Francis)
- Adele Farrington as Lady Blount
- Frank Nelson as Spike Mullen
- Alfred Allen as Big Phil Creedon
- Nadeen Paul as Maid
- Alice Queensberry as Chorus
See also[]
- A Gentleman of Leisure (1915)
References[]
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Gentleman of Leisure Retrieved April 9, 2016
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: A Gentleman of Leisure Retrieved April 9, 2016
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