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The Passionate Quest
(1926) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6671 feet
Directed by J. Stuart Blackton

Cast: May McAvoy [Rosina Vonet], Willard Louis [Matthew Garner], Louise Fazenda [Madame Mathilde], Gardner James [Philip Garth], Jane Winton [the leading lady], Holmes E. Herbert (Holmes Herbert) [Erwen], De Witt Jennings [Benjamin Stone], Vera Lewis [Mrs. Gardner], Nora Cecil [Mrs. Flint], Frank Butler [Lord ‘Reggie’ Towers], Charles Stevenson [Rossil], William Herford [Bone], Mathilde Comont

Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated, production; distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated [J. Stuart Blackton Production; Warner Bros. Production]. / Scenario by Marian Constance Blackton, from the novel The Passionate Quest by Edward Phillips Oppenheim. Assistant director, George Webster. Cinematography by Nick Musuraca. Camera assistant, William Adams (William S. Adams). / © 19 July 1926 by Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated [LP22935]. Released [?] 10 or 17? July 1926. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the United Kingdom by Gaumont [British] in 1927.

Drama: Society.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 28 June 2024.

References: Drew-Speaking p. 279 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.