The Prisoner (1923 film)

The Prisoner is a 1923 American silent drama film set in a fictional kingdom, directed by Jack Conway and featuring Herbert Rawlinson, Eileen Percy, June Elvidge, George Cowl and Boris Karloff. Karloff was paid $150.00 a week salary for working on this film. The screenplay was written by Edward T. Lowe Jr., based on a novel called Castle Craneycrow by George Barr McCutcheon.[1] The film is considered to be lost.[2]

The Prisoner
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Directed byJack Conway
Written byEdward T. Lowe Jr. (screenplay)
Based onCastle Craneycrow
by George Barr McCutcheon
Produced byCarl Laemmle
StarringHerbert Rawlinson
Eileen Percy
CinematographyBenjamin Reynolds
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  •  18, 1923 (1923-Feb.-18) (Cleveland premiere)
Running time
5 reels (50 minutes)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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References

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  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Prisoner". silentera.com. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
  2. ^ "The Prisoner". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
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