Brewster's Millions (1914 film)
| Brewster's Millions | |
|---|---|
 Scene published in a newspaper. | |
| Directed by | Oscar Apfel Cecil B. DeMille |
| Starring | Edward Abeles |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
Brewster's Millions is a 1914 American comedy film directed by Oscar Apfel and Cecil B. DeMille and starred Edward Abeles. It is an adaptation of the 1902 novel written by George Barr McCutcheon. The novel had also been turned into a successful 1906 Broadway play of the same name that also starred Edward Abeles. Abeles' success in the play led to his being cast in this film.[1]
Sydney Deane, who played the character of Jonas Sedgwick, made his film debut in Brewster's Millions and in doing so became the first Australian to appear in a Hollywood film.[2] The film is considered lost.[3]
Cast
- Edward Abeles as Robert Brewster / Monty Brewster
- Joseph Singleton as Edwin Peter Brewster
- Sydney Deane as Jonas Sedgwick
- Miss Bartholomew as Louise Sedgwick
- Mabel Van Buren as Mrs. Gray
- James MacGregor as John Harrison
- Dick La Reno as Swearengen Jones / The Sheik
- Baby La Reno as Monty Brewer, age 5
- "Baby" Carmen De Rue as Peggy Gray, age 5 (as Baby De Rue)
- Winifred Kingston as Peggy Gray
- Bernadine Zuber as Barbara Drew
- Monroe Salisbury as Noppier Harrison
- Maureen Rasmussen as Trixie, the actress
References
- ^ Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. p. 14. ISBN 0-813-12324-0.
- ^ Bonnell, M. (2004) "Men of Many Talents", The Journal of the Cricket Society, vol. 21, no. 4., The Cricket Society
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Brewster's Millions". Silent Era. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
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Categories:
- 1914 films
- 1910s comedy films
- American films
- American comedy films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- Films based on American novels
- Films based on plays
- Films directed by Cecil B. DeMille
- Films directed by Oscar Apfel
- Lost films
- Paramount Pictures films
- Films based on multiple works
- Films based on Brewster's Millions
- 1910s comedy film stubs