The Amateur Gentleman is a 1926 American silent [1] drama film produced by Inspiration Pictures and distributed through First National Pictures. Sidney Olcott directed it as a vehicle for star Richard Barthelmess.[2][3]
The story was previously adapted into a 1920 British silent film, and it was filmed again as 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 on Melrose Avenue in 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
- AFI Catalog
- The Amateur Gentleman at IMDb
- (in French)The Amateur Gentleman at website dedicated to Sidney Olcott
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