The Brass Bottle
Fantasy
Overview
A Jinn's magic helps a poor architect win a professor's daughter. This film is considered lost.
Top Cast
E. Holman Clark
E. Holman Clark
E. Holman Clark
Doris Lytton
Doris Lytton
Doris Lytton


Lawrence Grossmith
Lawrence Grossmith
Lawrence Grossmith
Tom Mowbray
Tom Mowbray
Tom Mowbray
Joseph R. Tozer
Joseph R. Tozer
Joseph R. Tozer


Mary Brough
Mary Brough
Mary Brough
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