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The Amateur Gentleman is a 1926 American silent drama film produced by Inspiration Pictures and distributed through First National Pictures. It was directed by Sidney Olcott as a vehicle for star Richard Barthelmess.
The same story was made into a 1920 British silent film and would be filmed again in 1936 with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
The Amateur Gentleman is preserved in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.
Original Release
08/15/1926
US Release
08/15/1926
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Barthelmess | Barnabas Barty |
| Dorothy Dunbar | Lady Cleone Meredith |
| Gardner James | Ronald Barrymaine |
| Nigel Barrie | Sir Mortimer Carnaby |
| Brandon Hurst | Peterby |
| John Miljan | Viscount John Devenham |
| Edwards Davis | John Barty |
| Billie Bennett | Duchess of Camberhurst |
| Herbert Grimwood | Jasper Gaunt |
| Gino Corrado | Prince Regent |
Directors
Writers
Jeffery Farnol, Lillie Hayward, Tom Miranda
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Barthelmess | Barnabas Barty |
| Dorothy Dunbar | Lady Cleone Meredith |
| Gardner James | Ronald Barrymaine |
| Nigel Barrie | Sir Mortimer Carnaby |
| Brandon Hurst | Peterby |
| John Miljan | Viscount John Devenham |
| Edwards Davis | John Barty |
| Billie Bennett | Duchess of Camberhurst |
| Herbert Grimwood | Jasper Gaunt |
| Gino Corrado | Prince Regent |
| Sidney De Gray | Captain Chumley |
| John S. Peters | Captain Slingsby (as John Peters) / Captain Slingsby |
| Ernie Adams | Dandy |
| Samuel S. Hinds | Charles - Marquis of Jerningham |
