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The Corsican Brothers
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Six reels
Directed by Colin Campbell

Cast: Dustin Farnum [Louis dei Franchi; and Fabien dei Franchi], Winifred Kingston [Emily Lesparre], Wedgewood Nowell [Chateau Renaud], Fanny Midgley [Madame Savilla dei Franchi], Andrew Robson [General Lesparre], Will Machin, Ogden Crane, J. Palvez, Sidney Payne, Evert Mitchell, Tote du Crow, Pearl Levier, Madame Mastine

United Picture Theatres of America, Incorporated, production; distributed by United Picture Theatres of America, Incorporated. / Scenario by Catherine Carr, from the novel Les Frères Corses (The Corsican Brothers) by Alexandre Dumas. Production supervised by Louis J. Gasnier. Technical direction by Earl L. McMurtrie. Cinematography by Dal Clawson and William Foster. / Private premiere, November 1919 in Hollywood, California. Released 22 February 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: The Honor of the Family. The production was shot at Gasnier’s studio in Glendale, California, with some location cinematography taken at Santa Catalina Island, California.

Drama: Historical.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.0804.

Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (American Film Institute collection) [35mm nitrate positive (partially-decomposed), 35mm preservation negative]; and [16mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Dogs, Horses - Authors: Alexandre Dumas - Birds: Chickens, Geese - Corsica - Dual roles - France: Paris - French - Mediators - USA: California: Catalina Island - Vendettas - Warnings - Weapons: Guns, Rifles, Knives

Listing updated: 5 May 2012.

References: Film credits, film viewing : AFI-F1 n. F1.0804; Limbacher-Feature p. 50.

 
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