The Prisoner (1923 film)

The Prisoner is a 1923 American silent drama film set in a fictional kingdom, directed by Jack Conway and featuring Herbert Rawlinson, Eileen Percy, June Elvidge, George Cowl and Boris Karloff. Karloff was paid $150.00 a week salary for working on this film. The screenplay was written by Edward T. Lowe Jr., based on a novel called Castle Craneycrow by George Barr McCutcheon.^[1] The film is considered to be lost.^[2]

The Prisoner
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Directed by	Jack Conway
Written by	Edward T. Lowe Jr. (screenplay)
Based on	Castle Craneycrow by George Barr McCutcheon
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Herbert Rawlinson Eileen Percy
Cinematography	Benjamin Reynolds
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	February 18, 1923 (1923-02-18) (Cleveland premiere)
Running time	5 reels (50 minutes)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• Herbert Rawlinson as Philip Quentin
• Eileen Percy as Dorothy Garrison
• George Cowl as Lord Bob
• June Elvidge as Lady Francis
• Lincoln Stedman as Dickey Savage
• Gertrude Short as Lady Jane
• Bertram Grassby as Prince Ugo Ravorelli
• Mario Carillo as Count Sallonica
• Hayford Hobbs as Duke Laselli
• Lillian Langdon as Mrs. Garrison
• Bert Sprotte as Courant
• Boris Karloff as Prince Kapolski
• Esther Ralston as Marie
• J. P. Lockney as Father Bivot

See also

• Boris Karloff filmography