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| ~A Gentleman of Leisure~ 1923 |
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| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Young playboy Robert Pitt makes a bet with friends at a restaurant that he will obtain within 24 hours a
photograph of a girl across the room, whom he has never met, autographed fondly to him. His
unsuccessful attempts to steal the photograph from her and win the bet make up the rest of the plot.
Finally, he succeeds in getting the photograph and winning the girl, but he gets involved in an attempted
jewel theft, which he prevents but for which he is blamed.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
photograph of a girl across the room, whom he has never met, autographed fondly to him. His
unsuccessful attempts to steal the photograph from her and win the bet make up the rest of the plot.
Finally, he succeeds in getting the photograph and winning the girl, but he gets involved in an attempted
jewel theft, which he prevents but for which he is blamed.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: Joseph Henabery Written by: Anthony Coldeway - writer Jack Cunningham - writer Based on the play A Gentleman of Leisure by John Stapleton and P. G. Wodehouse (New York, 24 Aug 1911). |
| ~Cast~ Jack Holt ...Robert Pitt Casson Ferguson ...Sir Spencer Deever Sigrid Holmquist ...Molly Creedon Alec B. Francis ...Sir John Blount Adele Farrington ...Lady Blount Frank Nelson ...Spike Mullen Alfred Allen ...Big Phil Creedon Nadeen Paul ...Maid Alice Queensberry ...Chorus |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Distribution Company: Paramount Pictures Cinematography by: Faxon M. Dean Presenter: Jesse L. Lasky Length: 6 Reels Runtime: 60 Minutes Released: July 15, 1923 |
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