The Dictator
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James Cruze
Director
Wallace Reid
Brooke Travers, who is better versed in flappers than in fruit
Theodore Kosloff
Carlos Rivas, exiled from San Mañana for politico-bananico reasons
Lila Lee
Juanita, his daughter
Kalla Pasha
General Campos, ... president of San Mañana
Sidney Bracey
Henry Bolton, political agent ...
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Aug
7,
1922
Premiere Information
Los Angeles premiere: 25 Jun 1922
Production Company
Famous Players--Lasky
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Dictator; a Farce in Three Acts by Richard Harding Davis (promptbook; New York, 1904).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,221ft
(6 reels)
Synopsis
Pursued by a cab driver for an unpaid fare, a millionaire's son, Brooke Travers, hides on a steamer, and both men find themselves en route to South America, where they are caught up in a revolution. Brooke falls in love with Juanita, then learns that she is the daughter of the leader of the revolution and his father's enemy. Although his father's business interests control the country, Brooke helps the revolutionary forces to victory and earns his father's respect.
Director
James Cruze
Director
Cast
Wallace Reid
Brooke Travers, who is better versed in flappers than in fruit
Theodore Kosloff
Carlos Rivas, exiled from San Mañana for politico-bananico reasons
Lila Lee
Juanita, his daughter
Kalla Pasha
General Campos, ... president of San Mañana
Sidney Bracey
Henry Bolton, political agent ...
Fred Butler
Sam Travers, the Banana King ...
Walter Long
Mike "Biff" Dooley, taxi driver
Alan Hale
Sabos, an amateur Sherlock but professional Don Juan
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Aug
7,
1922
Premiere Information
Los Angeles premiere: 25 Jun 1922
Production Company
Famous Players--Lasky
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Dictator; a Farce in Three Acts by Richard Harding Davis (promptbook; New York, 1904).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,221ft
(6 reels)
