The Dictator (1922)
A silent romantic adventure melodrama (from the play and novel by Richard Harding) about a womanizer who follows a beautiful Hispanic woman to her home country and his adventures there. He ends up helping her father become dictator of the entire country, and is rewarded with marriage to her and he is named Minister of Finance!
Director: James Cruze
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Wallace Reid as Brooke Travers |
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Theodore Kosloff as Carlos Rivas |
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Lila Lee as Juanita |
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Kalla Pasha as General Campos |
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Sidney Bracey as Henry Bolton |
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Fred J. Butler as Sam Travers |
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Walter Long as Mike "Bigg" Dooley |
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Alan Hale as Sabos |
| Writing | Walter Woods | Writer |
| Writing | Richard Harding Davis | Writer |
| Directing | James Cruze | Director |
| Production | Jesse L. Lasky | Producer |
| Camera | Karl Brown | Director of Photography |