Bound in Morocco is a 1918 American silent action romantic comedy film starring Douglas Fairbanks. Fairbanks produced and wrote the film's story and screenplay (under the pseudonym Elton Thomas), and Allan Dwan directed.[1] The film was produced by Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation and distributed by Famous Players–Lasky / Artcraft Pictures.[2]
| Bound in Morocco | |
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_-_1.jpg) Still with Douglas Fairbanks and Pauline Curley | |
| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Written by | Allan Dwan (scenario) |
| Screenplay by | Elton Thomas |
| Story by | Elton Thomas |
| Produced by | Douglas Fairbanks Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Douglas Fairbanks |
| Cinematography | Hugh McClung |
Production company | Fairbanks Pictures Corp. |
| Distributed by | Famous Players–Lasky / Artcraft Pictures Gaumont (France) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine,[3] George Travelwell (Fairbanks), an American youth motoring in Morocco, discovers that the governor of El Harib (Campeau) has seized a young American woman for his harem. Disguised as an inmate of the harem, George nearly wrecks the place while he rescues her. One thrilling incident follows upon the heels of another in their attempts to get away, and it ends with him setting one tribe against another, leaving them free to peacefully ride away.
Cast
edit- Douglas Fairbanks as George Travelwell
- Pauline Curley as Ysail
- Edythe Chapman as Ysail's mother
- Tully Marshall as Ali Pah Shush
- Frank Campeau as Basha El Harib, governor of Harib
- Jay Dwiggins as Kaid Mahedi el Menebhi, Lord High Ambassador to Morocco
- Fred Burns as Bandit Chief
- Albert MacQuarrie
- Marjorie Daw (uncredited)
- John George as Hunchback (uncredited)
- Emma-Lindsay Squier as Townswoman (uncredited)
Preservation
editWith no prints of Bound in Morocco located in any film archives, it is considered to be a lost film.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Focus on Film, Issues 1-12. Tantivy Press. 1970. p. 28.
- ^ "Bound in Morocco (1918)". silentera.com. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ "Reviews: Bound in Morocco". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (8). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 25. August 24, 1918.
- ^ Vance, Jeffrey (2008). Douglas Fairbanks. University of California Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0520256675. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ Bound in Morocco at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted (Wayback Machine)
External links
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- Bound in Morocco at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lantern slide for Bound in Morocco
- Swedish language poster at silenthollywood.com
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