The Brass Bottle (1923 film)

The Brass Bottle
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Directed byMaurice Tourneur
Written byFred Myton (scenario)
Based onThe Brass Bottle
by Thomas Anstey Guthrie
Produced byMaurice Tourneur
CinematographyArthur L. Todd
Distributed byFirst National Pictures (as Associated First National)
Release date
  • July 22, 1923 (1923-07-22)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
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The Brass Bottle is a 1923 American silent fantasy comedy film produced and directed by Maurice Tourneur and distributed by First National Pictures. The original 1900 novel The Brass Bottle by Thomas Anstey Guthrie was produced as a Broadway play in 1910. A 1914 silent followed. Both silent versions are lost.[1] A 1964 adaptation starred Tony Randall and Barbara Eden.[2][3][4]

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of The Brass Bottle located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[5]

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Brass Bottle
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
  3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Brass Bottle
  4. ^ The Brass Bottle as produced on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre, August 11, 1910 to September 1910; 44 performances; IBDb.com
  5. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Brass Bottle
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