Disraeli is a 1921

1921 in film

-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1921:U.S.A. unless stated*$10,000 Under a Pillow, silent film directed by Frank Moser*The Ace of Hearts, silent film directed by Wallace Worsley*Across the Divide, silent film directed by John Holloway...

 silent

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 historical drama directed by Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker was an American stage and film actor and director...

 and starring George Arliss

George Arliss

George Arliss was an English actor, author and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award.-Life and career:...

. This movie was Arliss's second outing in film (after The Devil

The Devil (film)

The Devil Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz. Later, the film was shot for American audiences by "Franz" Ferenc Molnar, in 1921 and starring George Arliss, in his film debut.This film was considered to be a lost film...

also in 1921) and first screen portrayal of Disraeli as he had made famous in the play in 1911. A British film of the play had been made in 1916 with the permission of the author Louis Napoleon Parker. Because of the production of the 1916 film (angering Arliss while he was still performing the play on Broadway) Arliss later secured all screen rights to the play from its author Louis Napoleon Parker. This movie is the result of Arliss's after his efforts and frustrations with Parker.

Today with the exception of one reel, this film is lost

Lost film

A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...

 however according to FIAF database a print is preserved in Gosfilmofond, Moscow, Russia. Arliss remade the film in 1929 with sound

Disraeli (film)

Disraeli is a film that was adapted by Julien Josephson and De Leon Anthony from a play by Louis N. Parker. The film was directed by Alfred E. Green....

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Cast

• George Arliss
  George Arliss
  George Arliss was an English actor, author and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award.-Life and career:...
  
   as Benjamin Disraeli
• Florence Arliss as Lady Beaconsfield (billed as Mrs. George Arliss)
• Margaret Dale as Mrs. Noel Travers
• Louise Huff
  Louise Huff
  Louise Huff was an American actress of the silent film era.She was a relative of former President James Knox Polk....
  
   as Clarissa
• Reginald Denny
  Reginald Denny
  Reginald Denny may refer to:*Reginald Denny *Reginald Oliver Denny, survivor of attack during 1992 Los Angeles riots...
  
   as Charles, Viscount Deeford
• E.J. Ratcliffe as Hugh Meyers
• Henry Carvill as Duke of Glastonbury
• Grace Griswold as Duchess of Glastonbury
• Noel Tearle as Foljambe
• Fred Nicholls as Butler
• Betty Blythe
  Betty Blythe
  Betty Blythe was an American actress best known for her dramatic roles in exotic silent films such as The Queen of Sheba .-Career:...
  
   as (undetermined role)

External links

• Disraeli at the Internet Movie Database
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• still photo on the set of the 1921 Disraeli (Univ. of Washington Sayre Collection)
• Disraeli ; allmovie.com