The Exiles (1923 film)
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Directed by | Edmund Mortimer |
Screenplay by | Frederick J. Jackson John Russell |
Based on | The Exiles by Richard Harding Davis |
Starring | John Gilbert Betty Bouton John Webb Dillion Margaret Fielding Fred Warren |
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Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Exiles is a 1923 American adventure film directed by Edmund Mortimer and written by Frederick J. Jackson and John Russell. It is based on the 1894 novel The Exiles by Richard Harding Davis. The film stars John Gilbert, Betty Bouton, John Webb Dillion, Margaret Fielding and Fred Warren. The film was released on October 14, 1923, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3]
In the film, a female murder suspect flees to Algiers, where she joins other self-exiled Americans. The prosecuting attorney follows her all the way to North Africa, and kidnaps her.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[4] a man is shot in his office. Alice Carroll is arrested and charged with the murder. She escapes and goes to Algiers, where she stays at a notorious gambling resort in the company of fugitives known as "The Exiles." Henry Holcombe, the prosecuting attorney, discovers that Alice is innocent. He follows her to North Africa. When she refuses to return to the United States, Henry kidnaps her. They fall in love and she becomes his wife.
Cast
- John Gilbert as Henry Holcombe
- Betty Bouton as Alice Carroll
- John Webb Dillion as Wilhelm von Linke
- Margaret Fielding as Rose Ainsmith
- Fred Warren as Dr. Randolph
Preservation
With no prints of The Exiles located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[5]
References
- ^ "The Exiles (1923) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "The Exiles (1923) - Edmund Morhmer". AllMovie. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ "The Exiles". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ Pardy, George T. (January 12, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Exiles". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (8). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 22. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Exiles
External links
- The Exiles at IMDb
- 1923 films
- Silent American adventure films
- 1923 adventure films
- Fox Film films
- Films directed by Edmund Mortimer
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s American films
- Films with screenplays by John Russell (screenwriter)
- Films with screenplays by Frederick J. Jackson
- Films based on American novels
- Films set in Algiers
- Films about kidnapping
- English-language adventure films
- 1923 lost films