The Dictator (1922 film)
1922 film
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The Dictator is a 1922 American silent comedy-drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. James Cruze was the director and the star Wallace Reid.[1]
Directed byJames Cruze
Written byWalter Woods (scenario)
Based on (play)
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
Jesse Lasky
| The Dictator | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Written by | Walter Woods (scenario) |
| Based on | (play) |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Cinematography | Karl Brown |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels (5,221 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The basic story had also been filmed in 1915 with John Barrymore who had played a supporting part in the 1904 Broadway starring production of comedian William Collier. Both this film and the 1915 version are now lost.[2][3]
Plot
Cast
- Wallace Reid as Brooke Travers
- Theodore Kosloff as Carlos Rivas
- Lila Lee as Juanita
- Kalla Pasha as General Campos
- Sidney Bracey as Henry Bolton
- Fred J. Butler as Sam Travers (credited as Fred Butler)
- Walter Long as Mike 'Bigg' Dooley
- Alan Hale as Sabos
