The Bottle Imp (film)
1917 American film
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The Bottle Imp is a 1917 American silent fantasy film produced by Jesse L. Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It is taken from the Robert Louis Stevenson short story, "The Bottle Imp". The movie was directed by Marshall Neilan in Hawaii and stars Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Marshall Neilan |
| Written by | Charles Maigne (scenario) |
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| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
| Cinematography | Walter Stradling |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes (5 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |


Prints are held by the George Eastman Museum and Cinémathèque française, Paris.[3]
Cast
- Sessue Hayakawa as Lopaka
- Lehua Waipahu as Kokua
- H. Komshi as Keano
- George Kuwa as Makale
- Guy Oliver as Rollins
- James Neill as Priest