Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1916 film)

{{short description|1916 film by James Young}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Sweet Kitty Bellairs

| image = Sweet Kitty Bellairs.jpg

| caption =

| director = James Young

| producer = Adolph Zukor
Daniel Frohman

| writer = James Young (scenario)

| based_on = {{based on|The Bath Comedy|Agnes and Egerton Castle
Sweet Kitty Bellairs|David Belasco (play)}}

| starring = Mae Murray
Tom Forman

| cinematography = Paul P. Perry

| editing =

| distributor = Famous Players–Lasky
Paramount Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1916|05|22|United States}}

| runtime = 50 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent

}}

Sweet Kitty Bellairs is a 1916 American silent romantic comedy film based on the 1903 play Sweet Kitty Bellairs by David Belasco. Belasco's play was based on the 1900 novel The Bath Comedy, by Agnes and Egerton Castle, which also served as source material for the 1916 silent film. Belasco's play was a huge Broadway success for lead actress Henrietta Crosman. The film version stars Mae Murray and was directed by James Young.{{cite book|last=Ankerich|first=Michael G. |title=Mae Murray: The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips|year=2012|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=978-0-8131-4038-4|page=52}}{{cite book|last=Hischak|first=Thomas S. |title=American Plays And Musicals On Screen: 650 Stage Productions And Their Film And Television Adaptations|year=2005|publisher=McFarland|isbn=0-7864-2003-0|page=261}}