| Sweet Kitty Bellairs | |
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| Directed by | James Young |
| Written by | James Young (scenario) |
| Based on | The Bath Comedy by
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| Produced by |
Adolph Zukor Daniel Frohman |
| Starring |
Mae Murray Tom Forman |
| Cinematography | Paul P. Perry |
| Distributed by |
Famous Players–Lasky Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Sweet Kitty Bellairs is a 1916 American silent romantic comedy film based on the 1900 novel The Bath Comedy, by Agnes and Egerton Castle. The novel was first adapted for the stage in 1903 by David Belasco which was a huge Broadway success for lead actress Henrietta Crosman. The film version stars Mae Murray and was directed by James Young. [1] [2]
Cast
- Mae Murray as Kitty Bellairs
- Tom Forman as Lord Verney
- Belle Bennett as Lady Julia
- Lucille Young as Lady Barbara Flyte
- Joseph King as Sir Jasper
- James Neill as Colonel Villers
- Lucille Lavarney as Lady Maria
- Horace B. Carpenter as Captain Spicer
- Robert Gray as Captain O'Hara
- Loretta Young (uncredited) [3]
Other adaptations
Sweet Kitty Bellairs was remade again in 1930 as a sound musical comedy filmed in Technicolor.
See also
References
- ^ Ankerich, Michael G. (2012). Mae Murray: The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips. University Press of Kentucky. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-8131-4038-4.
- ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2005). American Plays And Musicals On Screen: 650 Stage Productions And Their Film And Television Adaptations. McFarland. p. 261. ISBN 0-7864-2003-0.
- ^ Bawden, James & Miller, Ron (2016) Conversations with Classic Film Stars, p. 289. ISBN 9780813174389.
External links
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| Sweet Kitty Bellairs | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Directed by | James Young |
| Written by | James Young (scenario) |
| Based on | The Bath Comedy by
|
| Produced by |
Adolph Zukor Daniel Frohman |
| Starring |
Mae Murray Tom Forman |
| Cinematography | Paul P. Perry |
| Distributed by |
Famous Players–Lasky Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
|
Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Sweet Kitty Bellairs is a 1916 American silent romantic comedy film based on the 1900 novel The Bath Comedy, by Agnes and Egerton Castle. The novel was first adapted for the stage in 1903 by David Belasco which was a huge Broadway success for lead actress Henrietta Crosman. The film version stars Mae Murray and was directed by James Young. [1] [2]
Cast
- Mae Murray as Kitty Bellairs
- Tom Forman as Lord Verney
- Belle Bennett as Lady Julia
- Lucille Young as Lady Barbara Flyte
- Joseph King as Sir Jasper
- James Neill as Colonel Villers
- Lucille Lavarney as Lady Maria
- Horace B. Carpenter as Captain Spicer
- Robert Gray as Captain O'Hara
- Loretta Young (uncredited) [3]
Other adaptations
Sweet Kitty Bellairs was remade again in 1930 as a sound musical comedy filmed in Technicolor.
See also
References
- ^ Ankerich, Michael G. (2012). Mae Murray: The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips. University Press of Kentucky. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-8131-4038-4.
- ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2005). American Plays And Musicals On Screen: 650 Stage Productions And Their Film And Television Adaptations. McFarland. p. 261. ISBN 0-7864-2003-0.
- ^ Bawden, James & Miller, Ron (2016) Conversations with Classic Film Stars, p. 289. ISBN 9780813174389.
External links
|
| This article about a romantic comedy film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This 1910s comedy film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1916 films
- 1916 romantic comedy films
- American silent feature films
- Lost American romantic comedy films
- American historical romance films
- American black-and-white films
- Famous Players-Lasky films
- Films based on British novels
- American films based on plays
- Films directed by James Young
- Films set in the 1730s
- Films set in England
- Paramount Pictures films
- Films based on multiple works
- 1910s historical comedy films
- American historical comedy films
- 1916 lost films
- 1910s historical romance films
- 1910s American films
- Silent romantic comedy films
- Silent American comedy films
- Silent historical comedy films
- Silent historical romance films
- Romantic comedy film stubs
- 1910s comedy film stubs