''Princess Jones'' is a 1921 American
silent comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Gustav von Seyffertitz (4 August 1862 – 25 December 1943) was a German film actor and director. He settled in the United States. He was born in Haimhausen, Bavaria, and died in Los Angeles, California, aged 81.
Biography
Gustav von Seyfferti ...
and starring
Alice Calhoun
Alice Beatrice Calhoun (November 21, 1900 – June 3, 1966) was an American silent film actress.
Film star
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she made her film debut in an uncredited role in 1918 and went on to appear in another forty-seven films betw ...
,
Vincent Coleman
Vincent Coleman (February 16, 1900 – October 26, 1971) was an American stage and film actor of the silent film era of the late 1910s and early 1920s.
Biography
Born in Louisiana, Coleman began his acting career while still a young boy; tourin ...
and
Helen Dubois.
[Connelly p.398]
Plot
Princess Jones, the niece of a country store keeper, dreams of being a wealthy, glamorous lady. While at an luxurious nearby resort she meets the wealthy Arthur Forbes, who falls in love with her and buys her an expensive coat. This leads her to be mistaken by the other guests as a
Balkan
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princess and attracts the eye of a gang of kidnappers.
Cast
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Alice Calhoun
Alice Beatrice Calhoun (November 21, 1900 – June 3, 1966) was an American silent film actress.
Film star
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she made her film debut in an uncredited role in 1918 and went on to appear in another forty-seven films betw ...
as Princess Jones
*
Vincent Coleman
Vincent Coleman (February 16, 1900 – October 26, 1971) was an American stage and film actor of the silent film era of the late 1910s and early 1920s.
Biography
Born in Louisiana, Coleman began his acting career while still a young boy; tourin ...
as Arthur Forbes
*
Helen Dubois as Matilda Cotton
*
Robert Lee Keeling
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ...
as Roger Arlington
*
Robert Gaillard
Robert Gaillard (November 14, 1868 – September 24, 1941) was an American male actor who appeared on stage and in film. He also directed a number of films during the silent era.Gmür p.154
Selected filmography Actor
* ''Cardinal Wolsey'' (1912 ...
as Detective Carey
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Joseph Burke as Jed Bramson
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Sadie Mullen as Tessa
References
Bibliography
* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998.
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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1921 films
1921 comedy films
1920s English-language films
American silent feature films
Silent American comedy films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Gustav von Seyffertitz
Vitagraph Studios films
Films with screenplays by Joseph F. Poland
1920s American films
English-language comedy films
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