Trouping with Ellen

Trouping with Ellen is a 1924 American silent comedy film starring Basil Rathbone, Gaston Glass, Helene Chadwick, and Mary Thurman.^[1] Based on a short story by Earl Derr Biggers that appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, this was Rathbone's first American production.^[2]

Trouping with Ellen
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Directed by	T. Hayes Hunter
Written by	Gerald Duffy
Based on	"Trouping with Ellen" by Earl Derr Biggers
Produced by	Eastern Productions
Starring	Helene Chadwick Mary Thurman Gaston Glass
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Production company	Eastern Productions
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date	October 5, 1924 (1924-10-05) (U.S.)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• Helene Chadwick as Ellen Llewellyn
• Mary Thurman as Lil
• Gaston Glass as Andy Owens
• Basil Rathbone as Tony Winterslip
• Riley Hatch as 'The Old Man'
• Zena Keefe as Mabel Llewellyn
• Kate Blancke as Mrs. Lleweellyn
• Tyrone Power Sr. as Mr. Llewellyn
• John Tansey as Dave Llewellyn
• Charles Mcdonald as Dan
• Ernest Hilliard as Jack Prentice
• Jane Jennings as Tony's Mother
• Estar Banks as Tony's Grandmother

Preservation

With no copies of Trouping with Ellen located in any film archives,^[3] it is a lost film.