| A Gentleman of Leisure | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:A_Gentleman_of_Leisure_(1915)_-_1.jpg) Advertisement from Variety, February 27, 1915 | |
| Directed by | George Melford |
| Based on | A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse and John Stapleton |
| Produced by | Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Wallace Eddinger |
| Cinematography | Walter Stradling |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A Gentleman of Leisure is a surviving[1] 1915 American silent comedy film produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It stars stage veteran Wallace Eddinger. The film is based on the 1910 novel A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse and 1911 Broadway play adapted by Wodehouse and John Stapleton. Douglas Fairbanks was a cast member in the play several years before beginning a film career. This film survives in the Library of Congress.[2][3][4]
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Gentleman of Leisure
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.66 by The American Film Institute, c.1978
- ^ A Gentleman of Leisure as produced on Broadway, beginning August 24 1911 at the Playhouse Theatre, later moved to the Globe and Herald Square Theatres; IMDb.com