The Amateur Gentleman (1926 film)
The Amateur Gentleman is a 1926 American silent drama film produced by Inspiration Pictures and distributed through First National Pictures. It was directed by Sidney Olcott as a vehicle for star Richard Barthelmess.
The same story was made into a 1920 British silent film and would be filmed again in 1936 with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
The Amateur Gentleman is preserved in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.Cast
- Richard Barthelmess as Barnabas Barty
- Dorothy Dunbar as Lady Cleone Meredith
- Gardner James as Ronald Barrymaine
- Nigel Barrie as Sir Mortimer Carnaby
- Brandon Hurst as Peterby
- John Miljan as Viscount Devenham
- Edwards Davis as John Barty
- Billie Bennett as Duchess of Camberhurst
- Herbert Grimwood as Jasper Gaunt
- Gino Corrado as Prince Regent
- Sidney De Gray as Captain Chumley
- Hans Joby as Captain Slingsby
Production notes
The film was shot at Clune studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, and at the Samuel S. Hinds house in Pasadena.
