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A Romance of Old Baghdad

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A Romance of Old Baghdad
Directed byKenelm Foss
Based onMiss Haroun al Rashid
by Jessie Douglas Kerruish
StarringMatheson Lang
Manora Thew
Roy Travers
Production
company
Distributed byAstra Films
Release date
  • March 1922 (1922-03)
CountryUnited Kingdom

A Romance of Old Baghdad is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Matheson Lang, Manora Thew and Roy Travers.[1] It is an adaptation of the novel Miss Haroun al Rashid by Jessie Douglas Kerruish. In nineteenth century Mesopotamia a series of romantic entanglements ensue. The Hollywood actress Evelyn Brent was originally intended to star but did not ultimately appear in the finished film.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | A ROMANCE OF OLD BAGHDAD (1922)". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  2. ^ Kear & King p.19

Bibliography

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  • Kear, Lynn & King, James. Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. McFarland & Co, 2009.
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