The Green Goddess (1923 film)
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The Green Goddess is a 1923 silent adventure film based on play of the same name
by William Archer
. Set during the British Raj
, it stars George Arliss
as the Rajah of Rukh, into whose land arrive three British subjects, played by Alice Joyce
, David Powell
, and Harry T. Morey
. Arliss and Ivan F. Simpson reprised their roles from the play and also in the 1930 talking film version, while Joyce played Lucilla once again in the later movie.
The Green Goddess (stage play)
The Green Goddess was a popular stage play of 1921 by William Archer.In the three years after its publication, the play toured in both America and England....
by William Archer
William Archer (critic)
William Archer , Scottish critic, was born in Perth, and was educated at the University of Edinburgh, where he received the degree of M.A. in 1876. He was the son of Thomas Archer....
. Set during the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
, it stars 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 the Rajah of Rukh, into whose land arrive three British subjects, played by Alice Joyce
Alice Joyce
Alice Joyce was an American actress, who appeared in more than 200 movies during the 1910s and 1920s, perhaps best known for her roles in the 1923 silent and 1930 talking versions of The Green Goddess....
, David Powell
David Powell
David Powell was a Scottish born stage and later film actor of the silent era. In his twenties Powell appeared in stage companies of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Ellen Terry and Johnston Forbes-Robertson...
, and Harry T. Morey
Harry T. Morey
Harry Temple Morey was an American stage and motion picture actor who appeared in nearly two hundred films during his career....
. Arliss and Ivan F. Simpson reprised their roles from the play and also in the 1930 talking film version, while Joyce played Lucilla once again in the later movie.
Cast
- George Arliss as Rajah of Rukh
- Alice Joyce as Lucilla Crespin
- David Powell as Dr. Traherne
- Harry T. Morey as Major Crespin
- Jetta GoudalJetta GoudalJetta Goudal was a Dutch-born American actress, successful in Hollywood films of the silent film era.-Early life:Goudal was born as Juliette Henriette Goudeket in 1891, daughter of Mozes Goudeket , a wealthy, Orthodox Jewish diamond cutter in Amsterdam, and Geertruida Warradijn...
as Ayah - Ivan F. Simpson as Watkins (as Ivan Simpson)
- William WorthingtonWilliam Worthington (actor)William Worthington was an American silent film actor and director.-Career:...
as The High Priest
External links
- a selection of posters for The Green Goddess The Green Goddess website dedicated to Sidney Olcott