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{{infobox film
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| name = Castles for Two
| name = Castles for Two
| image =
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| director = [[Frank Reicher]]
| director = [[Frank Reicher]]
| producer = [[Jesse Lasky]]
| producer = [[Jesse Lasky]]
| writer = Beatrice deMille(story & scenario)<br>Leighton Osmun(story & scenario)
| screenplay = [[Matilda Beatrice deMille]]<br>[[Leighton Osmun]]
| based_on = {{based on|''Rich Girl - Poor Girl''|Beatrice C. deMille and Leighton Osmun}}
| starring = [[Marie Doro]]
| starring = [[Marie Doro]]<br>[[Elliott Dexter]]
| cinematography = Dent Gilbert
| cinematography = Dent Gilbert
| editing =
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| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| released = March 5, 1917
| released = {{Film date|1917|3|5}}
| runtime = 5 reels
| runtime = 50 minutes
| country = {{Film US}}
| country = United States
| language = Silent film(English intertitles)
| language = Silent<br>English intertitles
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'''''Castles for Two''''' is a surviving 1917 silent film drama produced by [[Jesse Lasky]] and distributed by [[Paramount Pictures]]. It is based on an original story for the screen, ''Rich Girl - Poor Girl'', by Beatrice deMille(mother of Cecil and William) and Leighton Osmun. Preserved at the [[Library of Congress]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CastlesForTwo1917.html ''Castles For Two'' at silentera.com]</ref> <ref>''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20'' by The American Film Institute, c.1988</ref> <ref>''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress'' by The American Film Institute, c.1978</ref>


'''''Castles for Two''''' is an American 1917 [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Frank Reicher]] and starring [[Marie Doro]] and [[Elliott Dexter]]. It is based on an original story for the screen, ''Rich Girl - Poor Girl'', by Beatrice C. deMille and Leighton Osmun.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Gevinson, Alan |title=Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960|year=1997|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=0-520-20964-8|pages=172–173}}</ref> A copy of the film is preserved at the [[Library of Congress]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CastlesForTwo1917.html ''Castles For Two'' at silentera.com]</ref><ref>''Catalog of Feature Films The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p. 27 c.1978 by The American Film Institute</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Marie Doro]] - Patricia Calhoun
* [[Marie Doro]] - Patricia Calhoun
*[[Elliott Dexter]] - Brian O'Neil
* [[Elliott Dexter]] - Brian O'Neil
*[[Mayme Kelso]] - Patricia's Secretary
* [[Mayme Kelso]] - Patricia's Secretary
*Jane Wolff - Brian's Sister (*[[Jane Wolfe]])
* Jane Wolff - Brian's Sister (*[[Jane Wolfe]])
*Harriet Sorenson - Brian's Sister
* Harriet Sorenson - Brian's Sister
*[[Lillian Leighton]] - Brian's Sister
* [[Lillian Leighton]] - Brian's Sister
*Julia Jackson - Brian's Mother
* Julia Jackson - Brian's Mother
*[[Horace B. Carpenter]] - Neough
* [[Horace B. Carpenter]] - Neough
*[[Billy Elmer]] - Callahan
* [[Billy Elmer]] - Callahan
*Marie Mills - The Nanny
* Marie Mills - The Nanny


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0007778}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt00077778/ Castles for Two at IMDb.com]
* {{amg movie|86818}}
*[http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/castles-for-two-v86818 allrovi/synopsis]
*[https://archive.today/20130123210738/http://webzoom.freewebs.com/mariedoro/fCastles%20for%20Two.jpg still of Marie Doro & Elliot Dexter from the film]


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[[Category:1917 films]]
[[Category:1917 films]]
[[Category:1917 drama films]]
[[Category:Silent American drama films]]
[[Category:American silent feature films]]
[[Category:American silent feature films]]
[[Category:Films based on shorth fiction]]
[[Category:American black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films based on short fiction]]
[[Category:Paramount Pictures films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Frank Reicher]]
[[Category:1910s American films]]
[[Category:1910s English-language films]]


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Latest revision as of 01:42, 12 September 2023

Castles for Two
Directed byFrank Reicher
Screenplay byMatilda Beatrice deMille
Leighton Osmun
Based onRich Girl - Poor Girl
by Beatrice C. deMille and Leighton Osmun
Produced byJesse Lasky
StarringMarie Doro
Elliott Dexter
CinematographyDent Gilbert
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 5, 1917 (1917-03-05)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Castles for Two is an American 1917 silent drama film directed by Frank Reicher and starring Marie Doro and Elliott Dexter. It is based on an original story for the screen, Rich Girl - Poor Girl, by Beatrice C. deMille and Leighton Osmun.[1] A copy of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress.[2][3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Gevinson, Alan, ed. (1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. University of California Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 0-520-20964-8.
  2. ^ Castles For Two at silentera.com
  3. ^ Catalog of Feature Films The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p. 27 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
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