Castles for Two

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Castles for Two
Directed by Frank Reicher
Screenplay by Matilda Beatrice deMille
Leighton Osmun
Based onRich Girl - Poor Girl
by Beatrice C. deMille and Leighton Osmun
Produced by Jesse Lasky
Starring Marie Doro
Elliott Dexter
CinematographyDent Gilbert
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • March 5, 1917 (1917-03-05)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Castles for Two is an American 1917 silent drama film directed by Frank Reicher and starring Marie Doro and Elliott Dexter. It is based on an original story for the screen, Rich Girl - Poor Girl, by Beatrice C. deMille and Leighton Osmun. [1] A copy of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Gevinson, Alan, ed. (1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. University of California Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN   0-520-20964-8.
  2. Castles For Two at silentera.com
  3. Catalog of Feature Films The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p. 27 c.1978 by The American Film Institute