Roman Candles (1920 film) explained

Roman Candles (aka: Yankee Doodle, Jr.)
Director:	Jack Pratt
Producer:	Master Pictures
Starring:	J. Frank Glendon Edward M. Kimball
Cinematography:	William Beckley
Distributor:	State's Rights; 1920 Burnside; Mar-Apr 1922 (as Yankee Doodle, Jr.) Cinart July 4, 1922 (as Yankee Doodle, Jr.)
Runtime:	7 reels in 1920 5 reels both 1922 rereleases
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent..English titles

Roman Candles is a 1920 silent comedy-drama film directed by Jack Pratt and starring J. Frank Glendon and Edward M. Kimball. The film was released in 1920 as a seven reeler on State's Rights basis. In 1922 two independent distributors rereleased it with a 5 reel running length.^[1]

It is preserved in the Library of Congress and the BFI Film and TV Institute, London.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• J. Frank Glendon as John Arnold, Jr.
• Phalba Morgan as Senorita Zorra Gamorra
• Edward M. Kimball as John Arnold, Sr.
• Hector V. Sarno as The President
• Sidney D'Albrook as The Secret Service Chief
• Jack Pratt as Mendoza, The Captain
• Mechtilde Price
• Lola Smith
• Bill Conant
• Jack Waltemeyer
• Teddy as A Dog

See also

• List of early color feature films

Notes and References

1. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=16013 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Roman Candles
2. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2675/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Survival Catalog:Roman Scandals
3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Collection at The Library, p.213 c.1978 by The American Film Institute