Rupert of Hentzau is a 1923 American silent adventure film directed by Victor Heerman and starring Bert Lytell, Elaine Hammerstein, and Lew Cody. It is an adaptation of Anthony Hope's 1898 novel Rupert of Hentzau, the sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Victor Heerman |
| Written by | Edward J. Montagne |
| Based on | Rupert of Hentzau by Anthony Hope |
| Produced by | Lewis J. Selznick |
| Starring | Bert Lytell Elaine Hammerstein Lew Cody |
| Cinematography | Glen MacWilliams Harris Thorpe |
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| Distributed by | Selznick Distributing Corporation |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Bert Lytell as King of Ruritania / Rudolph Rassendyll
- Elaine Hammerstein as Queen Flavia
- Lew Cody as Rupert of Hentzau
- Claire Windsor as Countess Helga
- Hobart Bosworth as Col. Sapt
- Bryant Washburn as Count Fritz
- Marjorie Daw as Rosa Holf
- Mitchell Lewis as Bauer
- Adolphe Menjou as Count Rischenheim
- Elmo Lincoln as Simon
- Irving Cummings as Von Bernenstein
- Josephine Crowell as Mother Holf
- Nigel De Brulier as Herbert
- Gertrude Astor as Paula
Preservation
editWith no prints of Rupert of Hentzau located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.
References
edit- ^ Goble p. 936
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Rupert of Hentzau at silentera.com
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Rupert of Hentzau
Bibliography
edit- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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