Beau Brummel is a 1924 American silent historical drama film starring John Barrymore and Mary Astor. The film was directed by Harry Beaumont and based upon Clyde Fitch's 1890 play, which had been performed by Richard Mansfield, and depicts the life of the British Regency dandy Beau Brummell.
theatrical release poster
Bilingual ad in the Chinese language Screen Weekly (January 1925)
John Barrymore was an American actor on stage, screen, and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father Maurice in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year. He began his career in 1903 and first gained attention as a stage actor in light comedy, then high drama, culminating in productions of Justice (1916), Richard III (1920), and Hamlet (1922); his portrayal of Hamlet led to him being called the "greatest living American tragedian".
Barrymore in 1918
Ethel in Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines; Barrymore appeared with his sister in the 1901 play.
(l to r) Barrymore with his sister Ethel and brother Lionel in 1904.
Barrymore with his first wife, actress Katherine Corri Harris, in 1911