The Grand Babylon Hotel (1916 film)
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| name = The Grand Babylon Hotel
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| director = Frank Wilson
| producer = Frank Wilson
| writer = Arnold Bennett
| starring = {{ubl|Fred Wright|Marguerite Blanche|Gerald Lawrence|Lionelle Howard}}
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| studio = Hepworth Pictures
| distributor = Shaftesbury Films
| released = {{Film date|1916|08}}
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = {{ubl|Silent|English intertitles}}
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The Grand Babylon Hotel is a 1916 British silent thriller film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Fred Wright, Marguerite Blanche and Gerald Lawrence. It is an adaptation of the 1902 novel of the same title by Arnold Bennett.Goble p.784
Synopsis
The daughter of an American millionaire assists a young European prince who faces kidnap.
Cast
- Fred Wright as Theodore Racksole
- Marguerite Blanche as Nella Racksole
- Gerald Lawrence as Jules
- Lionelle Howard as Prince Eugen
- Stewart Rome as Prince Aribert
- Violet Hopson as Miss Spencer
- Alma Taylor as Princess Anna
- Charles Vane as Rocco
- Henry Vibart as King of Ragatz
- Johnny Butt as Sampson Levi
References
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Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film 1914 - 1918. George Allen & Unwin, 1950.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0231673}}
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Category:Silent British thriller films
Category:British silent feature films
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Frank Wilson
Category:Films based on works by Arnold Bennett
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:Hepworth Pictures films
Category:English-language thriller films
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