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

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References

  1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:A Gentleman of Leisure
  2. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
  3. 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
  4. 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

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