A Gentleman of Leisure (1915 film)

A Gentleman of Leisure
A scene from the film
Directed by	George Melford
Produced by	Jesse Lasky
Written by	P. G. Wodehouse John Stapleton
Based on	A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse and John Stapleton
Starring	Wallace Eddinger
Cinematography	Walter Stradling
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	March 1, 1915 (1915-03-01)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent English intertitles

A Gentleman of Leisure is a surviving^[1] 1915 silent film comedy produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It stars stage veteran Wallace Eddinger. The film is based on a novel A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse and 1911 Broadway play adapted by Wodehouse and John Stapleton. A young actor named Douglas Fairbanks was a cast member in the play several years before beginning a film career. This film survives in the Library of Congress.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Cast

Wallace Eddinger - Robert Edgar Willoughby Pitt
Sydney Deane - Sir Thomas Pitt
Gertrude Kellar - Lady Julia Blunt
Tom Forman - Sir Spencer Dreever
Carol Holloway - Molly Creedon
Fred Montague - 'Big Phil' Creedon (as Frederick Montague)
William Elmer - Spike Mullins (as Billy Elmer)
Frederick Vroom - Macklin, Pitt's Friend
Francis Tyler - Willett, Pitt's Friend
Monroe Salisbury - Stutten, Pitt's Friend
Mr Machin - Fuller, Pitt's Friend
Florence Dagmar - Kate
Lawrence Peyton - Ole Larsen (as Larry Peyton)
Robert Dunbar - Jeweler
Lucien Littlefield - Clerk

References

↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:A Gentleman of Leisure
↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.66 by The American Film Institute, c.1978
↑ A Gentleman of Leisure as produced on Broadway, beginning August 24 1911 at the Playhouse Theatre, later moved to the Globe and Herald Square Theatres; IMDb.com

External links

A Gentleman of Leisure at the Internet Movie Database
A Gentleman of Leisure at AllMovie

Films directed by George Melford

Young Romance (1915)
A Gentleman of Leisure (1915)
The Governor's Lady (1915)
The Woman (1915)
Stolen Goods (1915)
The Fighting Hope (1915)
The Puppet Crown (1915)
The Marriage of Kitty (1915)
Out of the Darkness (1915)
The Explorer (1915)
Armstrong's Wife (1915)
The Unknown (1915)
The Immigrant (1915)
Tennessee's Pardner (1916)
To Have and to Hold (1916)
The Race (1916)
A Gutter Magdalene (1916)
The House with the Golden Windows (1916)
Each Pearl a Tear (1916)
The Years of the Locust (1916)
The Yellow Pawn (1916)
The Evil Eye (1917)
The Winning of Sally Temple (1917)
A School for Husbands (1917)
The Cost of Hatred (1917)
Her Strange Wedding (1917)
The Crystal Gazer (1917)
On the Level (1917)
The Sunset Trail (1917)
The Call of the East (1917)
Nan of Music Mountain (1917)
Wild Youth (1918)
The Bravest Way (1918)
Sandy (1918)
The Cruise of the Make-Believes (1918)
The Source (1918)
Such a Little Pirate (1918)
Everywoman (1919)
The Sea Wolf (1920)
The Round-Up (1920)
Behold My Wife! (1920)
The Jucklins (1921)
The Faith Healer (1921)
A Wise Fool (1921)
The Great Impersonation (1921)
The Sheik (1921)
Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
The Woman Who Walked Alone (1922)
Burning Sands (1922)
Ebb Tide (1922)
Java Head (1923)
You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923)
Salomy Jane (1923)
The Light That Failed (1923)
Flaming Barriers (1924)
The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1924)
Tiger Love (1924)
The Top of the World (1925)
Friendly Enemies (1925)
The Flame of the Yukon (1926)
Going Crooked (1926)
The Viking (1931)
Dracula (1931)
The Homicide Squad (1931)
The Cowboy Counsellor (1932)
The Penal Code (1932)
The Dude Bandit (1933)
Murder in the Library (1933)
East of Java (1935)
Jungle Menace (1937 serial)

P. G. Wodehouse

Bibliography Songs

Jeeves and Wooster	The Man with Two Left Feet "Extricating Young Gussie" My Man Jeeves The Inimitable Jeeves "Jeeves in the Springtime" "Comrade Bingo" Carry On, Jeeves "Jeeves Takes Charge" Very Good, Jeeves Thank You, Jeeves Right Ho, Jeeves The Code of the Woosters Joy in the Morning The Mating Season Ring for Jeeves Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit Jeeves in the Offing Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves Much Obliged, Jeeves Aunts Aren't Gentlemen

Blandings Castle	Something Fresh Leave It to Psmith Blandings Castle and Elsewhere "The Custody of the Pumpkin" "Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best" "Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey" "Company for Gertrude" "The Go-getter" "Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend" Summer Lightning Heavy Weather Lord Emsworth and Others "The Crime Wave at Blandings" Uncle Fred in the Springtime Full Moon Pigs Have Wings Service with a Smile Galahad at Blandings Plum Pie "Sticky Wicket at Blandings" A Pelican at Blandings Sunset at Blandings

Psmith	Mike Psmith in the City Psmith, Journalist Leave It to Psmith

School stories	The Gold Bat The Head of Kay's Mike The Pothunters A Prefect's Uncle Tales of St. Austin's Tales of Wrykyn and Elsewhere The White Feather

Autobiographical	Bring on the Girls! Performing Flea Over Seventy

Other books and stories	The Adventures of Sally Bachelors Anonymous Barmy in Wonderland Big Money Bill the Conqueror The Clicking of Cuthbert Cocktail Time The Coming of Bill Company for Henry A Damsel in Distress Do Butlers Burgle Banks? Doctor Sally Eggs, Beans and Crumpets A Few Quick Ones French Leave Frozen Assets A Gentleman of Leisure The Girl in Blue The Girl on the Boat The Globe By the Way Book The Heart of a Goof Hot Water Ice in the Bedroom If I Were You Indiscretions of Archie Jill the Reckless Kid Brady Stories and a Man of Means Laughing Gas The Little Nugget Louder and Funnier Love Among the Chickens The Luck of the Bodkins The Luck Stone The Man with Two Left Feet The Man Upstairs Meet Mr Mulliner Money for Nothing Money in the Bank Mr Mulliner Speaking Mulliner Nights Not George Washington Nothing Serious The Old Reliable Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin Piccadilly Jim Plum Pie The Prince and Betty Quick Service Sam the Sudden The Small Bachelor Something Fishy Spring Fever Summer Moonshine The Swoop! Ukridge Uncle Dynamite Uneasy Money William Tell Told Again Young Men in Spats

Radio	What Ho, Jeeves The Code of the Woosters

Stage	The Beauty of Bath (1906) Nuts and Wine (1914) Oh, Boy! (1917) Leave It to Jane (1917) The Riviera Girl (1917) Miss 1917 (1917) Oh, Lady! Lady!! (1918) The Girl Behind the Gun (1918) Kissing Time (1919) Sally (1920) The Cabaret Girl (1922) The Beauty Prize (1923) Oh, Kay! (1926) Show Boat (1927) Rosalie (1928) The Three Musketeers (1928) Anything Goes (1934) Jeeves (later By Jeeves) (1975/1996) Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense (2013) A Damsel in Distress (2015)

Films	A Gentleman of Leisure (1915) A Damsel in Distress (1919) Piccadilly Jim (1919) Summer Lightning (1933) Right Ho, Jeeves (1934) Thank You, Jeeves! (1936) Step Lively, Jeeves (1937) Piccadilly Jim (1936) A Damsel in Distress (1937) The Girl on the Boat (1961) By Jeeves (2001) Piccadilly Jim (2004)

Television	The World of Wooster (1965–67) The World of Wodehouse (1967–68) Wodehouse Playhouse (1975–78) Jeeves and Wooster (1990–93) Heavy Weather (1995) Blandings (2013)

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A Gentleman of Leisure (1915 film)

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