The Grand Babylon Hotel (1916 film)

The Grand Babylon Hotel
Directed by	Frank Wilson
Written by	Arnold Bennett
Produced by	Frank Wilson
Starring	Fred Wright Marguerite Blanche Gerald Lawrence Lionelle Howard
Production company	Hepworth Pictures
Distributed by	Shaftesbury Films
Release date	August 1916 (1916-08)
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Grand Babylon Hotel is a 1916 British silent thriller film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Fred Wright, Marguerite Blanche and Gerald Lawrence. It is an adaptation of the 1902 novel of the same title by Arnold Bennett.[1]

Synopsis

The daughter of an American millionaire assists a young European prince who faces kidnap.

Cast

• Fred Wright as Theodore Racksole
• Marguerite Blanche as Nella Racksole
• Gerald Lawrence as Jules
• Lionelle Howard as Prince Eugen
• Stewart Rome as Prince Aribert
• Violet Hopson as Miss Spencer
• Alma Taylor as Princess Anna
• Charles Vane as Rocco
• Henry Vibart as King of Ragatz
• Johnny Butt as Sampson Levi

References

1. Goble p.784

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film 1914 - 1918. George Allen & Unwin, 1950.

External links

• The Grand Babylon Hotel at IMDb