The Romantic Journey Explained

The Romantic Journey
Director:	George Fitzmaurice
Producer:	Louis Gasnier
Studio:	Astra Film
Distributor:	Pathé Exchange
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	United States

The Romantic Journey is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring William Courtenay, Macey Harlam and Alice Dovey.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• William Courtenay as Peter
• Macey Harlam as Ratoor
• Alice Dovey as Cynthia
• Norman Thorpe as Broadhurst

Preservation

With no prints of The Romantic Journey located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[3] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.^[2]

Bibliography

• James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. Film directors: a guide to their American films. Scarecrow Press, 1974.

Notes and References

1. Parish & Pitts p.126
2. Web site: The Romantic Journey . afi.com . April 7, 2024.
3. Web site: American Silent Feature Film Database: The Romantic Journey . April 7, 2024 . Library of Congress.