My Friend from India
1927 film by E. Mason Hopper
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My Friend from India is a 1927 silent film comedy directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Franklin Pangborn and Elinor Fair. It was produced by DeMille Pictures and distributed by Pathé Exchange.[1][2]
Directed byE. Mason Hopper
Written byRex Taylor
Based onplay My Friend from India by Henry A. Du Souchet
Produced byDeMille Pictures
| My Friend from India | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | E. Mason Hopper |
| Written by | Rex Taylor |
| Based on | play My Friend from India by Henry A. Du Souchet |
| Produced by | DeMille Pictures |
| Starring | Franklin Pangborn Elinor Fair |
| Cinematography | Dewey Wrigley |
| Edited by | James Morley |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent..English titles |
A previous film of this story was made in 1914 by the Edison Company.
Prints survive at the Library of Congress and UCLA Film & TV Archive.[3][4]
Cast
- Franklin Pangborn - William/Tommy Valentine
- Elinor Fair - Bernice/Barbara
- Ben Hendricks Jr. - Charles/Charlie
- Ethel Wales - Arabella Mott/Bedelia Smith
- Jeanette Loff - Marion/Ruth Brooks
- Tom Ricketts - Judge Elmer Elderberry Egbert Belmore
- Louis Natheaux - T. Austin Webb
- Tom Dugan - Kasha Murti/ Swami/ Bogus Hindu Prince
- George Ovey - Valet to Hindu Prince
- Edgar Norton - Jennings, a Butler
