Columbus
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Edwin L. Hollywood
Director
Fred Eric
Christopher Columbus
Paul Mcallister
King John II of Portugal
Howard Truesdell
The Bishop of Ceuta
Leslie Stowe
Juan Pérez, prior of La Rábida
Dolores Cassinelli
Queen Isabella
Film Details
Release Date
Oct
7,
1923
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Chronicles of America Pictures
Distribution Company
Pathé Exchange
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Spanish Conquerors; a Chronicle of the Dawn of Empire Overseas by Irving Berdine Richman (New Haven, 1919).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
5 reels
Synopsis
King John of Portugal continually puts off Christopher Columbus' plans to sail west in an effort to find a new route to India. After 4 years of waiting, however, Columbus discovers that the king has sent out his own men, who report no discovery of land. He goes to Spain, where he is again rebuffed, but the intercession of a former confessor of Queen Isabella results in an audience before the royal court. The queen is in sympathy with Columbus, and she secretly sells her jewels to finance his exploration. He sails with three ships and in October 1492 lands on an island in the West Indies.
Director
Edwin L. Hollywood
Director
Cast
Fred Eric
Christopher Columbus
Paul Mcallister
King John II of Portugal
Howard Truesdell
The Bishop of Ceuta
Leslie Stowe
Juan Pérez, prior of La Rábida
Dolores Cassinelli
Queen Isabella
Robert Gaillard
King Ferdinand
Film Details
Release Date
Oct
7,
1923
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Chronicles of America Pictures
Distribution Company
Pathé Exchange
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Spanish Conquerors; a Chronicle of the Dawn of Empire Overseas by Irving Berdine Richman (New Haven, 1919).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
5 reels
