Sweet Kitty Bellairs is a 1916 American silent romantic comedy film based on the 1900 novel The Bath Comedy, by Agnes and Egerton Castle. The novel was first adapted for the stage in 1903 by David Belasco which was a huge Broadway success for lead actress Henrietta Crosman. The film version stars Mae Murray and was directed by James Young.[1][2]
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| Directed by | James Young |
| Written by | James Young (scenario) |
| Based on | The Bath Comedy by
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| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Daniel Frohman |
| Starring | Mae Murray Tom Forman |
| Cinematography | Paul P. Perry |
| Distributed by | Famous Players–Lasky Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Cast
- Mae Murray as Kitty Bellairs
- Tom Forman as Lord Verney
- Belle Bennett as Lady Julia
- Lucille Young as Lady Barbara Flyte
- Joseph King as Sir Jasper
- James Neill as Colonel Villers
- Lucille Lavarney as Lady Maria
- Horace B. Carpenter as Captain Spicer
- Robert Gray as Captain O'Hara
- Loretta Young (uncredited)[3]
Other adaptations
Sweet Kitty Bellairs was remade again in 1930 as a sound musical comedy filmed in Technicolor.
