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A scene from the film
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Directed by | George Melford |
Produced by | Jesse Lasky |
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A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse and John Stapleton |
Starring | Wallace Eddinger |
Cinematography | Walter Stradling |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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5 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A Gentleman of Leisure is a surviving 1915 American silent comedy film produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It stars stage veteran Wallace Eddinger. The film is based on the novel A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse and 1911 Broadway play adapted by Wodehouse and John Stapleton. A young actor named Douglas Fairbanks was a cast member in the play several years before beginning a film career. This film survives in the Library of Congress.