The Prisoner (1923 film)
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The Prisoner is a 1923
drama film
directed by Jack Conway
and featuring Boris Karloff
.
1923 in film
-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Jack Conway
Jack Conway (film-maker)
Jack Ryan Conway was a film director and film producer, as well as an actor of many films in the first half of the 20th century....
and featuring Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
William Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...
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Cast
- Herbert RawlinsonHerbert RawlinsonHerbert Rawlinson was an English stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound films. Rawlinson died of lung cancer in 1953...
- Philip Quentin - Eileen PercyEileen PercyEileen Percy was an Irish actress of the silent era. She appeared in 68 films between 1917 and 1933.She was born in Belfast and died in Los Angeles, California...
- Dorothy Garrison - George Cowl - Lord Bob
- June ElvidgeJune ElvidgeJune Elvidge was an early 20th century film actress from St. Paul, Minnesota.Elvidge is noted for playing roles as a vamp in silent movies such as The Lure of Woman and The Poison Pen . She appeared in westerns such as The Law of the Yukon and The Price of Pride...
- Lady Francis - Lincoln StedmanLincoln StedmanLincoln Stedman was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 81 films between 1917 and 1934. A large fat man, Stedman had a career in movies dating back to his boyhood in silent films with his parents...
- Dickey Savage - Gertrude ShortGertrude ShortGertrude Short was an American film actress of the silent and early sound era. She appeared in 132 films between 1912 and 1945.She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died in Hollywood, California, aged 66....
- Lady Jane - Bertram Grassby - Prince Ugo Ravorelli
- Mario Carillo - Count Sallonica
- Hayford Hobbs - Duke Laselli
- Lillian LangdonLillian LangdonLillian Langdon was a New Jersey-born American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 86 films between 1912 and 1928.She died in Santa Monica, California, aged 82.-Selected filmography:...
- Mrs. Garrison - Bert SprotteBert SprotteBert Sprotte was a German actor. He appeared in 77 films between 1918 and 1938.He was born in Chemnitz, Saxony and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Conquering the Woman...
- Courant - Boris KarloffBoris KarloffWilliam Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...
- Prince Kapolski - Esther RalstonEsther RalstonEsther Ralston was an American movie actress whose greatest popularity came during the silent era.-Early life and career:...
- Marie - J. P. LockneyJ. P. LockneyJ. P. Lockney was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 105 films between 1915 and 1937.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Selected filmography:* The Guilty Man * Fuss and Feathers...
- Father Bivot