Possession (1922 film)
| Possession | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Louis Mercanton |
| Written by | Anthony Hope (novel) |
| Starring | Malvina Longfellow Reginald Owen Max Maxudian |
| Cinematography | Wladimir |
Production company | Films Louis Mercanton |
| Distributed by | Etablissements Louis Aubert |
Release date | 13 January 1922 |
| Countries | France United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent French intertitles |
Possession or Phroso is a 1922 British-French silent drama film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Malvina Longfellow, Reginald Owen and Max Maxudian.[1] It is based on the 1897 novel Phroso: A Romance by Anthony Hope.
Plot
As described in a film magazine,[2] Lord Wheatley (Owen) purchases an island off Turkey and under Turkish rule. Upon arrival, he finds the natives bitterly opposed to his taking possession. They plan to install a young woman, Phroso (Longfellow), as dictator. Several fights occur between the islanders and Wheatley's servants. Mouraki Pacha (Maxudian) arrives and quells the natives, but covets Phroso. Wheatley rescues Phroso from Constantine Stephanopoulos (Capellani), who wants to marry her, but the Turkish governor threatens him with execution if he does not surrender her to him. They escape using a secret passageway but again fall into the Turkish ruler's clutches. However, an islander with a grievance against Mouraki Pacha stabs him and helps the pair to escape in their yacht.
Cast
- Malvina Longfellow as Phroso
- Reginald Owen as Lord Wheatley
- Max Maxudian as Mouraki Pacha
- Paul Capellani as Constantine Stephanopoulos
- Jeanne Desclos as Poupa Cassieri
- Charles Vanel as Dimitri
- Raoul Paoli as Kortes
- Louis Monfils as Stephan
- Harrison Brown
- Paul Menant
- Paul Numa
References
- ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.280
- ^ "Reviews: Possession". Exhibitors Herald. 13 (22). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 53. 26 November 1921.
Bibliography
- Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- Possession at IMDb
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- 1922 films
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- Films directed by Louis Mercanton
- French silent feature films
- British silent feature films
- Films based on British novels
- Films set in the Ottoman Empire
- Films set on islands
- Films set in the Mediterranean Sea
- Films based on works by Anthony Hope
- British black-and-white films
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- 1922 drama films
- British drama films
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