The Amateur Gentleman (1926 film)

The Amateur Gentleman is a 1926 American silent drama film produced by Inspiration Pictures and distributed through First National Pictures. It was directed by Sidney Olcott as a vehicle for star Richard Barthelmess.

The same story was made into a 1920 British silent film and would be filmed again in 1936 with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

The Amateur Gentleman is preserved in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.

Cast

 * Richard Barthelmess as Barnabas Barty
 * Dorothy Dunbar as Lady Cleone Meredith
 * Gardner James as Ronald Barrymaine
 * Nigel Barrie as Sir Mortimer Carnaby
 * Brandon Hurst as Peterby
 * John Miljan as Viscount Devenham
 * Edwards Davis as John Barty
 * Billie Bennett as Duchess of Camberhurst
 * Herbert Grimwood as Jasper Gaunt
 * Gino Corrado as Prince Regent
 * Sidney De Gray as Captain Chumley
 * Hans Joby as Captain Slingsby

Production notes
The film was shot at Clune studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, and at the Samuel S. Hinds house in Pasadena.