''Venus in the East'' is a 1919 American silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Donald Crisp Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ...

, written by Gardner Hunting and

Wallace Irwin Wallace Irwin (March 15, 1875 – February 14, 1959) was an American writer. Over the course of his long career, Irwin wrote humorous sketches, light verse, screenplays, short stories, novels, nautical lays, aphorisms, journalism, political sat ...

, and starring Bryant Washburn, Margery Wilson,

Anna Q. Nilsson Anna Quirentia Nilsson (March 30, 1888 – February 11, 1974) was a Swedish-American actress who achieved success in American silent movies. Early life Nilsson was born in Ystad, Sweden in 1888. Her middle name Quirentia is derived from her ...

, Guy Oliver,

Clarence Burton Clarence Forrest Burton (May 10, 1882 – December 2, 1933) was an American silent film actor. Biography Burton was born in Fort Lyon, in Benton County, Missouri and started in show business at the age of 5, playing stock and musical comedy ...

, and

Julia Faye Julia Faye Maloney (September 24, 1892 – April 6, 1966), known professionally as Julia Faye, was an American actress of silent and sound films. She was known for her appearances in more than 30 Cecil B. DeMille productions. Her various roles ...

. It was released on January 26, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

Cast

* Bryant Washburn as Buddy McNair * Margery Wilson as Martha *

as Mrs. Pat Dyvenot * Guy Oliver as Doc Naylor *

as Pontius Blint *

as Doric Blint * Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Blint * Arthur Edmund Carewe as Middy Knox * Henry A. Barrows as Terrill Overbeck *

Clarence Geldart Clarence Geldart (June 9, 1867 – May 13, 1935) was an American film actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1915 and 1936. He was sometimes credited as C.H. Geldart or Charles H. Geldart. He was born in New Brunswick, Canada, and died i ...

as Jass * Charles K. Gerrard as Maddie Knox

Preservation

With no copies of ''Venus in the East'' located in any film archives,The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Venus in the East''
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References

External links

* * 1919 films 1910s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1919 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Donald Crisp Lost American films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1919 lost films Lost comedy films 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub