The Brass Bottle

"Come back 7,000 years to Haremland with a jazz-genie as guide and a young American as victim of a thousand delights and adventures."

1923 1h 0m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Horace Ventimore, a young London architect, stumbles across an old brass bottle. When he picks it up a genie suddenly appears and promises Horace that he will grant every wish Horace wants in exchange for his freedom. Horace accepts the genie's offer but finds out that things aren't working out quite as well as he thought they would.

“Come back 7,000 years to Haremland with a jazz-genie as guide and a young American as victim of a thousand delights and adventures.”

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Cast

Harry Myers
Horace Ventimore
Ernest Torrence
Fakresh-el-Aamash
Tully Marshall
Professor Hamilton
Clarissa Selwynne
Mrs. Hamilton (as Clarissa Selwyn)
Ford Sterling
Rapkin
Aggie Herring
Mrs. Rapkin
Charlotte Merriam
Sylvia Hamilton
Edward Jobson
Samuel Wackerbath

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Maurice Tourneur
Writers: Fred Myton
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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103 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Harry Myers and Ernest Torrence and Tully Marshall carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Come back 7,000 years to Haremland with a jazz-genie as guide and a young American as victim of a thousand delights and adventures.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0013887 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Maurice Tourneur directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2103 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Harry Myers and Ernest Torrence and Tully Marshall carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Come back 7,000 years to Haremland with a jazz-genie as guide and a young American as victim of a thousand delights and adventures.".
6IMDB entry: tt0013887 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.