His Majesty, the American
AKA One of the Blood in the United Kingdom
(1919) American
B&W : Eight reels / 7832 feet
Directed by Joseph Henabery

Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Marjorie Daw, Frank Campeau, Sam Sothern, Jay Dwiggins, Lillian Langdon, Albert McQuarrie, Bull Montana, Will Gillis, Phil Gastrox, Karla Schramm, Boris Karloff [extra]

Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation production; distributed by United Artists Corporation. / Produced by Douglas Fairbanks. Scenario by Joseph Henabery and Elton Banks (Douglas Fairbanks), from a story by Elton Banks (Douglas Fairbanks). Scenario editor Theodore Reed. Art direction by Max Parker. Backdrop painting by Ferdinand Earle. Assistant director Albert McQuarrie. Cinematography by Vic Fleming (Victor Fleming) and Glen MacWilliams. / © 1 September 1919 by Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation [LP14608]. Premiere 31 August 1919 in Chicago, Illinois. Released 1 September 1919. Opened on 24 October 1919 in the Capitol Theatre in New York, New York. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / This production was the first film to be released by United Artists.

Drama: Adventure.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.1983.

Survival Status: Prints exist in the Em Gee Film Library film collection [16mm reduction positive], and in private film collections [16mm reduction positives].

Listing updated: 20 November 2004.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.1983; Bardèche-History p. 212; Bohn-Light p. 98; Brownlow-Parade p. 42; Carroll-Matinee p. 100; Everson-American pp. 113, 132, 182g, 305, 370; Limbacher-Feature p. 110; Nollen-Karloff pp. 10, 350; Shipman-Cinema p. 66; Webb-Hollywood p. 181.