The Brass Bottle (1923 film)
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| Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Written by | Fred Myton (scenario) |
| Based on | The Brass Bottle by Thomas Anstey Guthrie |
| Produced by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Cinematography | Arthur L. Todd |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures (as Associated First National) |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Brass Bottle is a 1923 American silent fantasy comedy film produced and directed by Maurice Tourneur and distributed by First National Pictures. The original novel The Brass Bottle by Thomas Anstey Guthrie was produced as a Broadway play in 1910. A 1914 silent followed. Both silent versions are lost.[1] A colorful 1964 sound version appeared starring Tony Randall and Barbara Eden [2][3][4]
Anstey's story was later a major influence on the television show I Dream of Jeannie of which Barbara Eden starred.[citation needed]
Cast
- Harry Myers as Horace Ventimore
- Ernest Torrence as Fakresh-el-Aamash
- Tully Marshall as Professor Hamilton
- Clarissa Selwynne as Mrs. Hamilton
- Ford Sterling as Rapkin
- Aggie Herring as Mrs. Rapkin
- Charlotte Merriam as Sylvia Hamilton
- Edward Jobson as Samuel Wackerbath
- Barbara La Marr as The Queen
- Otis Harlan as Captain of the Guard
- Hazel Keener
- Julanne Johnston
- Roy Coulson as One-eyed evil spirit (uncredited)
References
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Brass Bottle
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Brass Bottle
- ^ The Brass Bottle as produced on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre, August 11, 1910 to September 1910; 44 performances; IBDb.com
External links
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- The Brass Bottle at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Window card The Brass Bottle (item sold on eBay; but scroll down to bottom of page for reserved image of lobby card)
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- 1923 films
- American silent feature films
- American films
- Lost American films
- Films directed by Maurice Tourneur
- American films based on plays
- Genies in film
- 1920s fantasy-comedy films
- Films based on British novels
- Films based on multiple works
- First National Pictures films
- American black-and-white films
- American fantasy-comedy films
- 1923 comedy films
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