A Damsel in Distress (1919 film)

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A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress (1919 film) poster.jpg
Directed by George Archainbaud
Based on A Damsel in Distress
1919 novel
by P. G. Wodehouse
Produced by Albert Capellani Productions, Inc.
Starring June Caprice
CinematographyLucien Tainguy
Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc.
Release date
  • 12 October 1919 (1919-10-12)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

A Damsel in Distress is a silent romantic comedy film released in 1919, starring June Caprice and Creighton Hale. The film is based on the 1919 novel A Damsel in Distress by English humorist P. G. Wodehouse. The director was George Archainbaud. [1] The same novel later inspired a 1937 film.

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Production

The film was directed by George Archainbaud, with Philip Masi as assistant director. The art director was Henri Menessier. [2]

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References

  1. Taves, Brian (2006). P. G. Wodehouse and Hollywood: Screenwriting, Satires and Adaptations. McFarland & Company. p. 151. ISBN   978-0786422883.
  2. 1 2 "A Damsel in Distress (1919)". AFI. American Film Institute. 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2018.