Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1916 film)

Sweet Kitty Bellairs
Directed by	James Young
Written by	James Young (scenario)
Based on	The Bath Comedy by Agnes and Egerton Castle Sweet Kitty Bellairs David Belasco (play)
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Daniel Frohman
Starring	Mae Murray Tom Forman
Cinematography	Paul P. Perry
Distributed by	Famous Players–Lasky Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 22, 1916 (1916-05-22) (United States)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent

Sweet Kitty Bellairs is a 1916 American silent romantic comedy film based on the 1903 play Sweet Kitty Bellairs by David Belasco. Belasco's play was based on the 1900 novel The Bath Comedy, by Agnes and Egerton Castle, which also served as source material for the 1916 silent film. Belasco's play was a huge Broadway success for lead actress Henrietta Crosman. The film version stars Mae Murray and was directed by James Young.[1][2]

Cast

• Mae Murray as Kitty Bellairs
• Tom Forman as Lord Verney
• Belle Bennett as Lady Julia
• Lucille Young as Lady Barbara Flyte
• Joseph King as Sir Jasper
• James Neill as Colonel Villers
• Lucille Lavarney as Lady Maria
• Horace B. Carpenter as Captain Spicer
• Robert Gray as Captain O'Hara
• Loretta Young (uncredited)[3]

Other adaptations

Sweet Kitty Bellairs was remade again in 1930 as a sound musical comedy filmed in Technicolor.

See also

• List of lost films

References

1. Ankerich, Michael G. (2012). Mae Murray: The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips. University Press of Kentucky. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-8131-4038-4.
2. Hischak, Thomas S. (2005). American Plays And Musicals On Screen: 650 Stage Productions And Their Film And Television Adaptations. McFarland. p. 261. ISBN 0-7864-2003-0.
3. Bawden, James & Miller, Ron (2016) Conversations with Classic Film Stars, p. 289. ISBN 9780813174389.

External links

• Sweet Kitty Bellairs at IMDb
• Sweet Kitty Bellairs at silentera.com