The Beggar of Cawnpore

1916 film by Charles Swickard

  • April 30, 1916 (1916-04-30)
Running time
60 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Beggar of Cawnpore is a 1916 American silent film directed by Charles Swickard and starring H.B. Warner, Lola May and Wyndham Standing.[1] It is set against the backdrop of the 1857 Indian Mutiny.

Cast

  • H.B. Warner as Dr. Robert Lowndes
  • Lola May as Betty Archer
  • Wyndham Standing as Capt. Guy Douglas
  • Alfred Hollingsworth as Mulhar Rao
  • Harold Entwistle as Col. Archer
  • Wedgwood Nowell as Werner, the Engineer

Preservation status

  • A print is preserved at the George Eastman House and the National Archives of Canada (Ottawa).[2]

References

  1. ^ Taves p.154
  2. ^ "The Beggar Of Cawnpore / Charles Swickard [motion picture]:Bibliographic Record Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress". American Memory. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

Bibliography

  • Taves, Brian. Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer. University Press of Kentucky, 2012.
  • The Beggar of Cawnpore at IMDb
  • The Beggar of Cawnpore at AllMovie
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