The Brass Bottle (1923 film)

The Brass Bottle
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Directed by	Maurice Tourneur
Written by	F. Anstey (novel, play: The Brass Bottle) Fred Myton (scenario)
Produced by	Maurice Tourneur
Cinematography	Arthur L. Todd
Distributed by	First National Pictures (as Associated First National)
Release dates	January 2, 1923 September 21, 1924 (Finland)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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The Brass Bottle is a 1923 American silent fantasy comedy film produced and directed by Maurice Tourneur and distributed by First National Pictures. This story by novelist F. Anstey was produced as a Broadway play in 1910. A 1914 silent followed. Both silent versions are lost. A colorful 1964 sound version appeared starring Tony Randall and Barbara Eden

Anstey's story was later a major influence on the television show I Dream of Jeannie of which Barbara Eden starred.

Cast

• Harry Myers – Horace Ventimore
• Ernest Torrence – Fakresh-el-Aamash
• Tully Marshall – Professor Hamilton
• Clarissa Selwynne – Mrs. Hamilton
• Ford Sterling – Rapkin
• Aggie Herring – Mrs. Rapkin
• Charlotte Merriam – Sylvia Hamilton
• Edward Jobson – Samuel Wackerbath
• Barbara La Marr – The Queen
• Otis Harlan – Captain of the Guard
• Hazel Keener –
• Julanne Johnston –

External links

• The Brass Bottle at IMDb
• The Brass Bottle; allmovie.com/ synopsis
• Window card The Brass Bottle (item sold on eBay; but scroll down to bottom of page for reserved image of lobby card)