My Uncle Benjamin (1924 film)

My Uncle Benjamin
Directed byRené Leprince
Written byRoger Guillien
Based onMy Uncle Benjamin by Claude Tillier
StarringLéon Mathot
Madeleine Erickson
Charles Lamy
CinematographyRené Gaveau
Julien Ringel
Production
company
Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 11 January 1924 (1924-01-11)
CountryFrance
LanguagesSilent
French intertitles

My Uncle Benjamin (French: Mon oncle Benjamin) is a 1924 French silent comedy film directed by René Leprince and starring Léon Mathot, Madeleine Erickson and Charles Lamy.[1] It is based on the 1843 novel My Uncle Benjamin by Claude Tillier, later adapted again into a 1969 film of the same title.

Cast

  • Léon Mathot as Benjamin Rathery
  • Madeleine Erickson as Manette
  • Charles Lamy as Machecourt
  • Betty Carter as Madame Machecourt
  • Émile Garandet as Le docteur Minxit
  • André Clairius as Pont-Cassé
  • Madame De Houx as Arabella

References

  1. ^ The A to Z of French Cinema p.289

Bibliography

  • Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.