Strangers of the Night
| Strangers of the Night | |
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| Directed by | Fred Niblo |
| Written by | Lenore J. Coffee Bess Meredyth Renaud Hoffman C. Gardner Sullivan |
| Based on | Captain Applejack by Walter C. Hackett |
| Produced by | Fred Niblo Louis B. Mayer |
| Starring | Matt Moore Enid Bennett Barbara La Marr Robert McKim |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Edited by | Lloyd Nosler |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Strangers of the Night is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Niblo. It was produced by Louis B. Mayer and released through Metro Pictures.[1]
The film was adapted by C. Gardner Sullivan from the 1921 stage play, Captain Applejack, by Walter C. Hackett, which on Broadway had starred Wallace Eddinger.[2][3] It was remade as a talkie by Warner Brothers in 1931 under the Captain Applejack title. The 1923 film is now lost.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Matt Moore as Ambrose Applejohn
- Enid Bennett as Poppy Faire
- Barbara La Marr as Anna Valeska
- Robert McKim as Borolsky
- Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Whatcombe
- Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Pengard
- Otto Hoffman as Horace Pengard
- Tom Ricketts as Lush (as Thomas Ricketts)
References
[edit]- ^ "New York Times: Strangers of the Night". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. May 20, 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
- ^ Captain Applejack as produced on Broadway at the Cort Theatre, Dec 1921-June 1922; IBDb.com
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Strangers of the Night at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Strangers of the Night
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- 1923 films
- 1923 comedy films
- Silent American comedy films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Fred Niblo
- American films based on plays
- Films based on adaptations
- Lost American comedy films
- Films produced by Louis B. Mayer
- Metro Pictures films
- 1923 lost films
- 1920s American films
- 1920s English-language films
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