The Amateur Gentleman (1926)
Melodrama | 29 August 1926
Director:
Sidney OlcottWriter:
Lillie HaywardCinematographer:
David W. GobbettEditor:
Tom MirandaProduction Company:
Inspiration Pictures, Inc.The 13 May 1926 Motion Picture News reported that The Amateur Gentlemen was set to begin at First National Picture's Burbank, CA, studios the first week of May 1926.
The Jeffery Farnol novel previously served as the basis for a 1920 British film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Langhorne Burton and Madge Stuart. A 1936 British-U.S. co-production made in England was also based on the novel. That film, which was released in the U.S. by United Artists, was directed by Thornton Fleeland and starred Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Elissa Landi (see entry). ...
The 13 May 1926 Motion Picture News reported that The Amateur Gentlemen was set to begin at First National Picture's Burbank, CA, studios the first week of May 1926.
The Jeffery Farnol novel previously served as the basis for a 1920 British film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Langhorne Burton and Madge Stuart. A 1936 British-U.S. co-production made in England was also based on the novel. That film, which was released in the U.S. by United Artists, was directed by Thornton Fleeland and starred Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Elissa Landi (see entry).
Barnabas Barty, the son of an innkeeper who was formerly a pugilist, inherits a fortune and sets out for London to become a gentleman. En route, he encounters Lady Cleone and falls madly in love with her, thus incurring the enmity of Sir Mortimer, his rival. In London he becomes friendly with Viscount Devenham and from him purchases a spirited horse, which he enters in a steeplechase. He meets Ronald, Cleone's derelict brother, and offers him money to repay his debts but is refused because of Mortimer's treachery. The steeplechase becomes a contest between Mortimer and Barnabas, the latter winning not only the race but also social standing. When Mortimer buys Ronald's notes and has the creditor threaten him with prison, Ronald kills the creditor in desperation. He then follows Barnabas to Mortimer's country house, where Ronald and Mortimer kill each other. Discouraged and dissillusioned, Barnabas returns to his village home. Cleone follows him there, and they are united by ...
Barnabas Barty, the son of an innkeeper who was formerly a pugilist, inherits a fortune and sets out for London to become a gentleman. En route, he encounters Lady Cleone and falls madly in love with her, thus incurring the enmity of Sir Mortimer, his rival. In London he becomes friendly with Viscount Devenham and from him purchases a spirited horse, which he enters in a steeplechase. He meets Ronald, Cleone's derelict brother, and offers him money to repay his debts but is refused because of Mortimer's treachery. The steeplechase becomes a contest between Mortimer and Barnabas, the latter winning not only the race but also social standing. When Mortimer buys Ronald's notes and has the creditor threaten him with prison, Ronald kills the creditor in desperation. He then follows Barnabas to Mortimer's country house, where Ronald and Mortimer kill each other. Discouraged and dissillusioned, Barnabas returns to his village home. Cleone follows him there, and they are united by love.
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