The Prisoner is a 1923 American silent drama film set in a fictional kingdom, directed by Jack Conway and featuring Herbert Rawlinson, Eileen Percy, June Elvidge, George Cowl and Boris Karloff. Karloff was paid $150.00 a week salary for working on this film. The screenplay was written by Edward T. Lowe Jr., based on a novel called Castle Craneycrow by George Barr McCutcheon.[1] The film is considered to be lost.[2]
The Prisoner | |
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Directed by | Jack Conway |
Written by | Edward T. Lowe Jr. (screenplay) |
Based on | Castle Craneycrow by George Barr McCutcheon |
Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
Starring | Herbert Rawlinson Eileen Percy |
Cinematography | Benjamin Reynolds |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | Feb. 18, 1923 (Cleveland premiere) |
Running time | 5 reels (50 minutes) |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |