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The Brass Bottle (1923)

The Brass Bottle poster
Directed by
Maurice Tourneur
Genre
comedy film, fantasy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rated
NR
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man finds an antique bottle that releases a genie. The genie tries to grant wishes but causes comic chaos.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulold-fashionedgentleamusingbreezy

What happens

The Brass Bottle is a 1923 American silent fantasy comedy film produced and directed by Maurice Tourneur and distributed by First National Pictures. The original 1900 novel The Brass Bottle by Thomas Anstey Guthrie was produced as a Broadway play in 1910. A 1914 silent followed. Both silent versions are lost. A 1964 adaptation starred Tony Randall and Barbara Eden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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