The Americano (1916 film)

The Americano
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Emerson
Produced by	Fine Arts Film Company
Written by	John Emerson (scenario) Anita Loos (scenario and titles)
Based on	Blaze Derringer  by Eugene P. Lyle, Jr.
Starring	Douglas Fairbanks
Cinematography	Victor Fleming
Production company	Fine Arts Film Company
Distributed by	Triangle Film Corporation (original release) S.A. Lynch Enterprises (re-release)
Release dates	December 24, 1916 (original release) August 21, 1923 (re-release)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent English intertitles

The Americano is a 1916 American silent adventure/romantic comedy film directed by John Emerson and stars Douglas Fairbanks in his last production for Triangle Film Corporation. Based on the novel Blaze Derringer, by Eugene P. Lyle, Jr., the scenario was written by John Emerson and Anita Loos who also wrote the film's intertitles.^[1] The film was re-released by S.A. Lynch Enterprises on August 21, 1923.^[2] A 16mm print of the film still exists.^[3]

Cast

• Douglas Fairbanks as Blaze Derringer
• Alma Rubens as Juana de Castille
• Spottiswoode Aitken as Presidente de Castille
• Carl Stockdale as Salsa Espada
• Tote Du Crow as Alberto de Castille
• Charles Stevens as Colonel Gargaras
• Mildred Harris as Stenographer
• Lillian Langdon as Senora de Castille

References

1. Vance, Jeffrey (2008). Cushman, Robert, ed. Douglas Fairbanks. University of California Press. p. 352. ISBN 0-520-25667-0.
2. White Munden, Kenneth (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. University of California Press. p. 18. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
3. "The Americano (1917)". silentera.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.

External links

• The Americano at the Internet Movie Database
• synopsis at AllMovie