The Amateur Gentleman (1926 film)

The Amateur Gentleman
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Directed by	Sidney Olcott
Written by	Jeffrey Farnol (novel) Lillie Hayward (scenario) Tom Miranda (titles)
Produced by	Richard Barthelmess
Starring	Richard Barthelmess Dorothy Dunbar
Cinematography	David W. Gobbett
Distributed by	First National
Release date	August 15, 1926 (1926-08-15)
Running time	8 reels; 7,790 feet
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Amateur Gentleman is a 1926 American silent^[1] drama film produced by Inspiration Pictures and distributed through First National Pictures. It was directed by Sidney Olcott as a vehicle for star Richard Barthelmess.^[2]^[3]

The same story was made into a 1920 British silent film and would be filmed again in 1936 with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

The Amateur Gentleman is preserved in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.^[4]^[5]

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Cast

Richard Barthelmess as Barnabas Barty
Dorothy Dunbar as Lady Cleone Meredith
Gardner James as Ronald Barrymaine
Nigel Barrie as Sir Mortimer Carnaby
Brandon Hurst as Peterby
John Miljan as Viscount Devenham
Edwards Davis as John Barty
Billie Bennett as Duchess of Camberhurst
Herbert Grimwood as Jasper Gaunt
Gino Corrado as Prince Regent
Sidney De Gray as Captain Chumley
Hans Joby as Captain Slingsby

Production notes

The film was shot at Clune studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, and at the Samuel S. Hinds house in Pasadena.^[6]

References

^ The Amateur Gentleman Lost Film Files#17; Moviessilently.com
^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Amateur Gentleman at silentera.com
^ The Silents: Silent Feature Films 1910-36 page 11, c.1998 by Robert B. Connelly
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Amateur Gentleman
^ The Amateur Gentleman at Lost Film Files: First National Pictures 1926
^ The Amateur Gentleman at sidneyolcott.com

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Amateur Gentleman.

AFI Catalog
The Amateur Gentleman at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
(in French)The Amateur Gentleman at website dedicated to Sidney Olcott

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