A Gentleman of Leisure (1923 film)
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Directed byJoseph Henabery
Written byJack Cunningham (scenario)
Anthony Coldeway
Anthony Coldeway
Based onA Gentleman of Leisure
by P. G. Wodehouse and John Stapleton
by P. G. Wodehouse and John Stapleton
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
Jesse Lasky
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| Directed by | Joseph Henabery |
| Written by | Jack Cunningham (scenario) Anthony Coldeway |
| Based on | A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse and John Stapleton |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Cinematography | Faxon M. Dean |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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A Gentleman of Leisure is a 1923 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Joseph Henabery and stars Jack Holt. The film is based on the 1910 novel A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse. It was adapted into a play by Wodehouse and John Stapleton. It is also a remake of the 1915 film A Gentleman of Leisure.[1][2]
- Jack Holt as Robert Pitt
- Casson Ferguson as Sir Spencer Deever
- Sigrid Holmquist as Molly Creedon
- Alec B. Francis as Sir John Blount (credited as Alec Francis)
- Adele Farrington as Lady Blount
- Frank Nelson as Spike Mullen
- Alfred Allen as Big Phil Creedon
- Nadeen Paul as Maid
- Alice Queensberry as Chorus
Trivia
Originally Wallace Reid was to star in this, but he died in early 2023.
Preservation
In February of 2021, A Gentleman of Leisure was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list and is therefore presumed lost.[3]
