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American Aristocracy
(1916) American
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Lloyd Ingraham

Cast: Douglas Fairbanks [Cassius Lee], Jewel Carmen [Geraldine Hicks], Charles DeLima [Leander Hicks], Albert Parker [Percy Peck], Arthur Ortego [Delgado], Douglas Fairbanks Jr. [a newsboy]

The Fine Arts Film Company production; distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. / Scenario by Anita Loos, from a screen story by Anita Loos. / Released 12 November 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Douglas Fairbanks Jr.’s film debut.

Comedy-Drama: Society.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.0093.

Survival status: Prints exist in the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House film archive [16mm reduction positive, 35mm preservation negative, 35mm preservation positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain.

Keywords: Boats - Chases - Crime: Kidnapping - Mexico - USA: Rhode Island: Watch Hill

Listing updated: 28 April 2012.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.0093; Bardèche-History pp. 115, 130b; Fell-History p. 85; Lahue-Gentlemen p. 82; Lahue-Triangle pp. 44, 140; Limbacher-Feature p. 7; Slide-FineArts pp. 54, 61-62, 132, 144, 146, 173 : Website-AFI; Website-GEH; Website-IMDb; Website-NFPF.

Home video: DVD.