My Friend from India
My Friend from India is a 1927 silent film comedy directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Franklin Pangborn and Elinor Fair. It was produced by DeMille Pictures and distributed by Pathé Exchange.[1][2]
| My Friend from India | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | E. Mason Hopper | 
| Written by | Rex Taylor | 
| Based on | play My Friend from India by Henry A. Du Souchet | 
| Produced by | DeMille Pictures | 
| Starring | Franklin Pangborn Elinor Fair  | 
| Cinematography | Dewey Wrigley | 
| Edited by | James Morley | 
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange | 
Release date  | December 19, 1927 | 
Running time  | 6 reels | 
| Country | USA | 
| Language | Silent..English titles | 
A previous film of this story was made in 1914 by the Edison Company.
Prints survive at the Library of Congress and UCLA Film & TV Archive.[3][4]
Cast
    
- Franklin Pangborn - William/Tommy Valentine
 - Elinor Fair - Bernice/Barbara
 - Ben Hendricks Jr. - Charles/Charlie
 - Ethel Wales - Arabella Mott/Bedelia Smith
 - Jeanette Loff - Marion/Ruth Brooks
 - Tom Ricketts - Judge Elmer Elderberry Egbert Belmore
 - Louis Natheaux - T. Austin Webb
 - Tom Dugan - Kasha Murti/ Swami/ Bogus Hindu Prince
 - George Ovey - Valet to Hindu Prince
 - Edgar Norton - Jennings, a Butler
 
References
    
- My Friend from India at silentera.com
 - The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:My Friend from India
 - Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.123 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
 - The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:My Friend from India
 
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