Richard the Brazen

Richard the Brazen

Richard the Brazen

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Richard the Brazen

1917

0h 50m

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Comedy

Overview

"Richard the Brazen" is the romance of a modern knight who has all the flourish and daring of the knights of old, although he happened to be born in Texas in the 20th century. While traveling with his chum, an English peer, an accident forces him to assume his friend's title, valet, and monocle and leads to a meeting with a girl whom he had worshipped from afar in England.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Harry T. Morey

Harry T. Morey

Richard Williams

Alice Joyce

Alice Joyce

Harriet Renwyk

Agnes Ayres

Agnes Ayres

Imogene

William Bailey

William Bailey

Fitzgeorge

Franklyn Hanna

Franklyn Hanna

Jacob Renwyk

William Frederic

Bill Williams

Robert Kelly

Corrigan

Charles Wellesley

Lord Croyland

Creative team

Directed by: Perry N. Vekroff
Written by: Cyrus Townsend Brady
Edward Peple

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