Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1916 film)
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]
| Sweet Kitty Bellairs | |
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| Directed by | James Young |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Daniel Frohman |
| Written by | James Young (scenario) |
| Based on | The Bath Comedy by
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| Starring | Mae Murray Tom Forman |
| Cinematography | Paul P. Perry |
| Distributed by | Famous Players-Lasky Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
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 0-8131-4038-2.
- 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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