A Romance of Old Baghdad

A Romance of Old Baghdad
Directed by	Kenelm Foss
Based on	Miss Haroun al Rashid by Jessie Douglas Kerruish
Starring	Matheson Lang Manora Thew Roy Travers
Release dates	1922 (1922)
Country	United Kingdom

A Romance of Old Baghdad is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Matheson Lang, Manora Thew and Roy Travers.^[1] It is an adaptation of the novel Miss Haroun al Rashid by Jessie Douglas Kerruish. In nineteenth century Mesopotamia a series of romantic enganglements ensue. The Hollywood actress Evelyn Brent was originally intended to star but did not ultimately appear in the finished film.^[2]

Cast

Matheson Lang - Prince Omar
Manora Thew - Sourna
Roy Travers - Harvey P. Wilbur
Henry Victor - Horne Jerningham
George Bellamy - General Walters
Barbara Everest - Mrs Jocelyn
A. Harding Steerman - Mr Jocelyn
Douglas Munro - Abdul Bey
Clyne Dacia - Rathia
George Foley - Kadi
Rolf Leslie - Haji
Victor McLaglen - Miski
Jack Minister - Piers Blessington
Lorna Rathbone - Evelyn Jerningham
Beatie Olna Travers - Salti

References

↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/48740
↑ Kear & King p.19

Bibliography

Kear, Lynn & King, James. Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. McFarland & Co, 2009.

External links

A Romance of Old Baghdad at the Internet Movie Database

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