The Gentleman from Indiana is a surviving 1915 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and written by Julia Crawford Ivers and Frank Lloyd after the novel by Booth Tarkington. The film stars Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, Herbert Standing, Page Peters, Howard Davies, and Juan de la Cruz. The film was released on November 28, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
| The Gentleman from Indiana | |
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 Newspaper advertisement. | |
| Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
| Screenplay by | Julia Crawford Ivers Frank Lloyd |
| Based on | The Gentleman from Indiana by Booth Tarkington |
| Starring | Dustin Farnum Winifred Kingston Herbert Standing Page Peters Howard Davies Juan de la Cruz |
| Cinematography | F.A. Dobson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editThe film was advertised as a "a powerful drama of politics and romance".[3]
Cast
edit- Dustin Farnum as John Harkless
- Winifred Kingston as Helen Sherwood
- Herbert Standing as Joe Fisbee
- Page Peters as Lige Willets
- Howard Davies as Rodney McCune
- Juan de la Cruz as Tom Meredith
- Joe Ray as Skillett
- Elsie Cort as Skillett's Girl
- C. Norman Hammond as Judge Briscoe
- Helen Jerome Eddy
Preservation status
editA print of The Gentleman from Indiana is preserved in the Library of Congress collection, Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "The Gentleman from Indiana (1915) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ "The Gentleman from Indiana". AFI. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ The Garden Island (newspaper), 23 May 1916
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 66 c.1978 by the American Film Institute
- ^ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Gentleman from Indiana". May 19, 2023. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
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