The Bottle Imp (film)

The Bottle Imp is a 1917 silent fantasy film produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It is taken from the Robert Louis Stevenson short story, "The Bottle Imp". The movie was directed by Marshall Neilan in Hawaii and stars Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa.^[1][2]

The Bottle Imp
Film poster
Directed by	Marshall Neilan
Written by	Charles Maigne(scenario)
Based on	"The Bottle Imp" by Robert Louis Stevenson
Produced by	Jesse Lasky
Cinematography	Walter Stradling
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 26, 1917 (1917-03-26)
Running time	50 minutes (5 reels)
Country	United States
Language	Silent film (English intertitles)

An advertisement for the film.

The Bottle Imp advertisement of April 22, 1917

Prints are held by George Eastman House and Cinematheque Francais, Paris.^[3]

Cast

• Sessue Hayakawa – Lopaka
• Lehua Waipahu – Kokua
• H. Komshi – Keano
• George Kuwa – Makale
• Guy Oliver – Rollins
• James Neill – Priest