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{{short description|1924 film by Chester Withey}} |
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| title = A Cafe in Cairo |
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| name = A Cafe in Cairo |
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| image = A Cafe in Cairo (1924) - 3.jpg |
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| caption = Advertisement |
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| director = [[Chester Withey]] |
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| producer = [[Hunt Stromberg]] <br> [[Charles R. Rogers]] |
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| writer = Harvey Gates(scenario) |
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| writer = [[Izola Forrester]] <br> [[Harvey Gates]] |
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| starring = [[Priscilla Dean]] <br> [[Robert Ellis (actor, born 1892)|Robert Ellis]] <br> [[Carl Stockdale]] |
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| music = |
| music = |
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| cinematography = Sol Polito |
| cinematography = [[Sol Polito]] |
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| editing = |
| editing =[[Harry L. Decker]] |
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| studio = Hunt Stromberg Productions |
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| distributor = [[Producers Distributing Corporation]] |
| distributor = [[Producers Distributing Corporation]] |
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| released = {{Film date|1924|12|7}} |
| released = {{Film date|1924|12|7}} |
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| runtime = 60 minutes; 6 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]] (5,656 feet) |
| runtime = 60 minutes; 6 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]] (5,656 feet) |
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| country = United States |
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| language = Silent film (English |
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]] <br> (English [[intertitle]]s) |
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[[File:A Cafe in Cairo ad in Exhibitor's Trade Review (Nov 1924-Feb 1925) (IA exh00newy) (page 246 crop).jpg|thumb|363x363px|A Cafe in Cairo ad in Exhibitor's Trade Review (Nov 1924-Feb 1925)]] |
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'''''A Cafe in Cairo''''' is a 1924 silent film |
'''''A Cafe in Cairo''''' is a 1924 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Chester Withey]] and starring [[Priscilla Dean]], [[Robert Ellis (actor, born 1892)|Robert Ellis]] and [[Carl Stockdale]]. [[Hunt Stromberg]] produced it for release by the recently established [[Producers Distributing Corporation]].<ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3158 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''A Cafe in Cairo'']</ref><ref name="SilentEra">[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CafeInCairo1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''A Cafe in Cairo''] at silentera.com</ref> It was part of a wave of films with [[Middle Eastern]] settings which followed on from the success of [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]'s ''[[The Sheik (film)|The Sheik]]'' in 1921. |
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==Synopsis== |
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When her British parents are killed when an [[Arabian]] desert bandit launches an attack on their encampment, their young daughter is spared and brought up as an Arab known as Nadia. The bandit who killed Nadia's parents wishes to marry her. She is ordered to steal some documents from a British secret service agent but falls in love with him, and refuses to help the bandit. He threatens to throw both her and her lover into the [[Nile]], before he is killed. Nadia and her lover return to England. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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{{Cast listing| |
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*[[Priscilla Dean]] |
*[[Priscilla Dean]] as Naida |
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*[[Robert Ellis (actor)|Robert Ellis]] |
*[[Robert Ellis (actor, born 1892)|Robert Ellis]] as Barry Braxton |
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*[[Carl Stockdale]] - Jaradi |
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*[[Carl Stockdale]] as Jaradi |
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*[[Evelyn Selbie]] as Batooka |
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*Harry Woods |
*[[Harry Woods (actor)|Harry Woods]] as Kali |
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*[[John Steppling]] |
*[[John Steppling (actor)|John Steppling]] as Tom Hays |
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*Marie Crisp |
*Marie Crisp as Rosamond |
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*[[Carmen Phillips]] |
*[[Carmen Phillips]] as Gaza |
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*[[Larry Steers]] |
*[[Larry Steers]] as Colonel Alastair-Ker |
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*Ruth King |
*[[Ruth King (actress)|Ruth King]] as Evelyn |
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*Vincente Orona |
*Vincente Orona as Sadek |
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==Preservation== |
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With no prints of ''A Cafe in Cairo'' located in any film archives,<ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4115/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''A Cafe in Cairo'']</ref> it is a [[lost film]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{commons category|A Cafe in Cairo}} |
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*{{IMDb title|0014754}} |
*{{IMDb title|0014754}} |
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*[https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/cafe-in-cairo-lobbycard-from-left-harry-woods-priscilla-news-photo/1137255177 Lobby card] at Getty Images |
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*{{Allrovi movie|cafe-in-cairo-v86386|A Cafe in Cairo synopsis}} |
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{{Chester Withey}} |
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[[Category:1924 films]] |
[[Category:1924 films]] |
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[[Category:American silent feature films]] |
[[Category:American silent feature films]] |
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[[Category:Films directed by Chester Withey]] |
[[Category:Films directed by Chester Withey]] |
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[[Category:1924 drama films]] |
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[[Category:Silent American drama films]] |
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[[Category:American black-and-white films]] |
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[[Category:Producers Distributing Corporation films]] |
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[[Category:Films set in Cairo]] |
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[[Category:1920s American films]] |
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[[Category:1924 lost films]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:54, 21 December 2024
A Cafe in Cairo | |
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Directed by | Chester Withey |
Written by | Izola Forrester Harvey Gates |
Produced by | Hunt Stromberg Charles R. Rogers |
Starring | Priscilla Dean Robert Ellis Carl Stockdale |
Cinematography | Sol Polito |
Edited by | Harry L. Decker |
Production company | Hunt Stromberg Productions |
Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes; 6 reels (5,656 feet) |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent (English intertitles) |
A Cafe in Cairo is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Priscilla Dean, Robert Ellis and Carl Stockdale. Hunt Stromberg produced it for release by the recently established Producers Distributing Corporation.[1][2] It was part of a wave of films with Middle Eastern settings which followed on from the success of Paramount's The Sheik in 1921.
Synopsis
[edit]When her British parents are killed when an Arabian desert bandit launches an attack on their encampment, their young daughter is spared and brought up as an Arab known as Nadia. The bandit who killed Nadia's parents wishes to marry her. She is ordered to steal some documents from a British secret service agent but falls in love with him, and refuses to help the bandit. He threatens to throw both her and her lover into the Nile, before he is killed. Nadia and her lover return to England.
Cast
[edit]- Priscilla Dean as Naida
- Robert Ellis as Barry Braxton
- Carl Stockdale as Jaradi
- Evelyn Selbie as Batooka
- Harry Woods as Kali
- John Steppling as Tom Hays
- Marie Crisp as Rosamond
- Carmen Phillips as Gaza
- Larry Steers as Colonel Alastair-Ker
- Ruth King as Evelyn
- Vincente Orona as Sadek
Preservation
[edit]With no prints of A Cafe in Cairo located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- A Cafe in Cairo at IMDb
- Lobby card at Getty Images