The Brass Bottle is a 1923 American silent fantasy comedy film produced and directed by Maurice Tourneur and distributed by First National Pictures. The original 1900 novel The Brass Bottle by Thomas Anstey Guthrie was produced as a Broadway play in 1910. A 1914 silent followed. Both silent versions are lost.[1] A 1964 adaptation starred Tony Randall and Barbara Eden.[2][3][4]
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| Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Written by | Fred Myton (scenario) |
| Based on | The Brass Bottle by Thomas Anstey Guthrie |
| Produced by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Cinematography | Arthur L. Todd |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures (as Associated First National) |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Harry Myers as Horace Ventimore
- Ernest Torrence as Fakresh-el-Aamash
- Tully Marshall as Professor Hamilton
- Clarissa Selwynne as Mrs. Hamilton
- Ford Sterling as Rapkin
- Aggie Herring as Mrs. Rapkin
- Charlotte Merriam as Sylvia Hamilton
- Edward Jobson as Samuel Wackerbath
- Barbara La Marr as The Queen
- Otis Harlan as Captain of the Guard
- Hazel Keener
- Julanne Johnston
- Roy Coulson as One-eyed evil spirit (uncredited)
Preservation
editWith no prints of The Brass Bottle located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[5]
References
edit- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Brass Bottle
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Brass Bottle
- ^ The Brass Bottle as produced on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre, August 11, 1910 to September 1910; 44 performances; IBDb.com
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Brass Bottle
External links
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