The Bottle Imp (film)
| The Bottle Imp | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Marshall Neilan |
| Written by | Charles Maigne(scenario) |
| Based on | "The Bottle Imp" by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Produced by | Jesse Lasky |
| Cinematography | Walter Stradling |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
|
Running time | 50 minutes (5 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film (English intertitles) |
_April_22,_1917.jpg)
The Bottle Imp is a 1917 silent fantasy film produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It is taken from the Robert Louis Stevenson short story, "The Bottle Imp". The movie was directed by Marshall Neilan in Hawaii and stars Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa.[1][2]
Prints are held by George Eastman House and Cinematheque Francais, Paris.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Sessue Hayakawa – Lopaka
- Lehua Waipahu – Kokua
- H. Komshi – Keano
- George Kuwa – Makale
- Guy Oliver – Rollins
- James Neill – Priest
References
[edit]- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:The Bottle Imp
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Bottle Imp
External links
[edit]
 | This article related to an American film of the 1910s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a fantasy film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1917 films
- American silent feature films
- Films based on short fiction
- Films directed by Marshall Neilan
- Films based on works by Robert Louis Stevenson
- American black-and-white films
- Silent American fantasy films
- 1910s fantasy films
- Films shot in Hawaii
- 1910s American films
- 1910s English-language films
- English-language fantasy films
- 1910s American film stubs
- Fantasy film stubs