The Green Goddess is a 1923 American silent adventure film based on the play The Green Goddess by William Archer. Set during the British Raj, it stars George Arliss as the Rajah of Rukh, into whose land arrive three British subjects, played by Alice Joyce, David Powell, and Harry T. Morey. Arliss, Joyce and Ivan F. Simpson reprised their roles from the play and also in the 1930 talking film version The Green Goddess.
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| Directed by | Sidney Olcott |
| Written by | Forrest Halsey (adaptation) |
| Based on | The Green Goddess by William Archer |
| Produced by | Distinctive Productions |
| Starring | George Arliss Alice Joyce David Powell Harry T. Morey |
| Cinematography | Harry Fischbeck |
| Music by | Joseph Carl Breil[1] |
| Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures |
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Running time | 80 minutes; 10 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (December 2023) |
Cast
edit- George Arliss as Rajah of Rukh
- Alice Joyce as Lucilla Crespin
- David Powell as Dr. Traherne
- Harry T. Morey as Major Crespin
- Jetta Goudal as Ayah
- Ivan F. Simpson as Watkins (credited as Ivan Simpson)
- William Worthington as The High Priest
Preservation
editA copy of The Green Goddess is in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Progressive Silent Film List: The Green Goddess at silentera.com
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Green Goddess (1923 film).
- The Green Goddess at IMDb
- The Green Goddess at the TCM Movie Database
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Selection of posters for The Green Goddess
- Stills at the stanford.edu Alice Joyce website
- (in French) The Green Goddess website dedicated to Sidney Olcott
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