The Grand Babylon Hotel (1916 film)
| The Grand Babylon Hotel | |
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| Directed by | Frank Wilson |
| Written by | Arnold Bennett |
| Produced by | Frank Wilson |
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| Distributed by | Shaftesbury Films |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
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The Grand Babylon Hotel is a 1916 British silent thriller film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Fred Wright, Marguerite Blanche and Gerald Lawrence. It is an adaptation of the 1902 novel of the same title by Arnold Bennett.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]The daughter of an American millionaire assists a young European prince who faces kidnap.
Cast
[edit]- Fred Wright as Theodore Racksole
- Marguerite Blanche as Nella Racksole
- Gerald Lawrence as Jules
- Lionelle Howard as Prince Eugen
- Stewart Rome as Prince Aribert
- Violet Hopson as Miss Spencer
- Alma Taylor as Princess Anna
- Charles Vane as Rocco
- Henry Vibart as King of Ragatz
- Johnny Butt as Sampson Levi
References
[edit]- ^ Goble p.784
Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film 1914 - 1918. George Allen & Unwin, 1950.
External links
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Categories:
- 1916 films
- Silent British thriller films
- British silent feature films
- 1910s English-language films
- Films directed by Frank Wilson
- 1910s thriller films
- Films based on works by Arnold Bennett
- British black-and-white films
- Hepworth Pictures films
- 1910s British films
- English-language thriller films
- 1910s British film stubs
- Thriller film stubs
- Silent film stubs