A Damsel in Distress (1919 film)

A Damsel in Distress
Directed byGeorge Archainbaud
Based onA Damsel in Distress
1919 novel
by P. G. Wodehouse
Produced byAlbert Capellani Productions, Inc.
StarringJune Caprice
CinematographyLucien Tainguy
Distributed byPathé Exchange, Inc.
Release date
  • 12 October 1919 (1919-10-12)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

A Damsel in Distress is a silent romantic comedy film released in 1919, starring June Caprice and Creighton Hale. The film is based on the 1919 novel A Damsel in Distress by English humorist P. G. Wodehouse. The director was George Archainbaud.[1] The same novel later inspired a 1937 film.

Plot summary

Cast

Production

The film was directed by George Archainbaud, with Philip Masi as assistant director. The art director was Henri Menessier.[2]

References

  1. ^ Taves, Brian (2006). P. G. Wodehouse and Hollywood: Screenwriting, Satires and Adaptations. McFarland & Company. p. 151. ISBN 978-0786422883.
  2. ^ a b "A Damsel in Distress (1919)". AFI. American Film Institute. 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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