A Gipsy Cavalier
{{short description|1922 film by J. Stuart Blackton}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = A Gipsy Cavalier
| image = A Gipsy Cavalier.jpg
| caption =Georges Carpentier and Flora le Breton
| director = J. Stuart Blackton
| producer = J. Stuart Blackton
| writer = John Overton (novel)
J. Stuart Blackton
Andrew Soutar
| narrator =
| starring = Georges Carpentier
Flora le Breton
Rex McDougall
| music =
| editing =
| cinematography = Nicholas Musuraca
| studio = International Artists
| distributor = Gaumont British Distributors
| released = {{Film date|1922|09|20|df=yes}}
| runtime = 6,740 feet{{cite book |last=Low |first=Rachael |date=1971 |title=History of the British Film, 1918-1929 |publisher=George Allen & Unwin| page=378}}
| country = United Kingdom
| language = Silent
English intertitles
| budget =
| gross =
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A Gipsy Cavalier is a 1922 British historical drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Georges Carpentier, Flora le Breton and Rex McDougall.{{cite book |last=Low |first=Rachael |date=1971 |title=History of the British Film, 1918-1929 |publisher=George Allen & Unwin| page=126}} It was one of three films made in Britain during the early 1920s by the British-born American founder of Vitagraph Studios. All involved elaborate sets, costumes and extras and set an example of showmanship to emerging British filmmakers.{{cite book |last=Low |first=Rachael |date=1971 |title=History of the British Film, 1918-1929 |publisher=George Allen & Unwin| page=126}} It was adapted from the novel My Lady April by John Overton.
Cast
- Georges Carpentier as Valerius Carew
- Flora le Breton as Dorothy Forrest
- Rex McDougall as Ralph Carew
- Mary Clare as Janet
- Hubert Carter as Bartholomew Griggs
- William Luff as Beydach
- Simeon Stuart as Sir Julian Carew
- W.D.C. Knox as Sir George Forrest
- Norma Whalley as Lady Forrest
- Percy Standing as Stirrett
- Tom Coventry as Ballard
- Charles Stuart Blackton as Valerius as a Child
- Ursula Jeans as Extra
References
{{Reflist}}
Bibliography
- {{cite book
|last=Low
|first=Rachael
|date=1971
|title=History of the British Film, 1918-1929
|publisher=George Allen & Unwin
}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0013212}}
{{J. Stuart Blackton}}
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Category:British silent feature films
Category:Films directed by J. Stuart Blackton
Category:Films set in the 18th century
Category:1920s historical drama films
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:Silent British historical drama films
Category:English-language historical drama films
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