Gigolo (1926 film)

Gigolo is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film produced by Cecil B. DeMille and released by Producers Distributing Corporation. William K. Howard directed and Rod La Rocque and Jobyna Ralston star. The film is based on a novel, Gigolo, by Edna Ferber.^[1][2]

Gigolo
Lobby card
Directed by	William K. Howard
Written by	Garrett Fort (adaptation) Marion Orth (scenario) John Krafft (intertitles)
Based on	Gigolo by Edna Ferber
Produced by	Cecil B. DeMille
Starring	Rod La Rocque Jobyna Ralston
Cinematography	Lucien Andriot
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date	October 4, 1926 (1926-10-04) (U.S.)
Running time	80 minutes; 8 reels (7,295 feet)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Prints survive of this silent feature.^[3]

Cast

• Rod La Rocque as Gideon Gory
• Jobyna Ralston as Mary Hubbel
• Louise Dresser as Julia Gory
• Cyril Chadwick as Doctor Gerald Blagden
• George Nichols as Pa Hubbel
• Ina Anson as Dancer
• Sally Rand as Tourist Girl in Paris
• Eddie Borden as Gideon's Soldier Buddy (uncredited)
• André Cheron as Headwaiter (uncredited)
• Gino Corrado as Hotel Crillon Desk Clerk (uncredited)
• Alphonse Martell as Waiter at Maxim's (uncredited)
• Edward Peil Sr. as Paris Cafe Patron (uncredited)
• Julian Rivero as Second Waiter (uncredited)
• Philip Sleeman as Gigolo (uncredited)