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One Wonderful Night
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Four reels
Directed by E.H. Calvert

Cast: Francis X. Bushman [John Delancey Curtis], John H. Cossar (John Cossar) [Horace P. Curtis], Helen Dunbar [Mrs. Horace P. Curtis], Beverly Bayne [Lady Hermione], Little Drew [Marcelle], Howard Watrous [Henry R. Hunter], Thomas Commerford [the Earl of Vallefort], Rapley Holmes [Count Vassilan], Leo White [Joean de Curtois], Edward Babille (E.J. Babille) [Antoine Lamotte], Charles Hitchcock [Gregory Martiny], M.C. Von Betz (Mathew Betz) [Ferdinand Rossi], Bryant Washburn [Curtis’ friend], E.H. Calvert [the chief of detectives], Harry Mainhall [Clancy], Robert Bolder [Mr. Schmidt], Frank Dayton [Jean de Courtois], Cyril Leonard [Howard Devar]

Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated [Special Features Department]. / From the novel adaptation One Wonderful Night by Louis Tracy of the short story “One Wonderful Night” by Louis Tracy. Cinematography by Jackson J. Rose. / Released 18 July 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The novel was subsequently filmed as One Wonderful Night (1922).

Comedy-Drama: Mystery.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives

Listing updated: 19 April 2024.

References: Tarbox-Lost p. 193 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.