A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The Lure of Egypt
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Six reels
Directed by Howard Hickman (Howard C. Hickman)

Cast: Robert McKim [Prince Dagmar], Claire Adams [Margaret Lampton], Joseph J. Dowling [Professor Lampton], Carl Gantvoort [Michael Avory], Maude Wayne [Millient Mervill], William Lion West [Nishi], Frank Hayes [Abdul], Zack Williams [Theodore], Aggie Herring [Mrs. Botts], George Hernandez [Mr. Botts], Harry Lorraine [Gondo Koro], Ruth Mattimore [Rossia]

Federal Photoplays, Incorporated of California production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Produced by Benjamin B. Hampton. Scenario by Elliott Clawson and E. Richard Schayer, from the novel There Was a King in Egypt by Norma Lorimer. Cinematography by Harry Vallejo (Enrique Juan Vallejo). Presented by Federal Photoplays, Incorporated of California. / © 4 May 1921 by Federal Photoplays, Incorporated of California [LU16476]. Released 15 May 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: There Was a King in Egypt.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 26 June 2023.

References: Weaver-Twenty p. 27 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.