
Kitty Bellairs is a flirtatious young girl on a holiday trip to Bath, in 18 Century England. Her sister becomes involved in a scandal, from which Kitty rescues her from, all the while leaving a string of conquests behind her.

David Belasco, Agnes Castle, James Young, Egerton Castle
United States

The silver screen, even in its nascent years, possessed an undeniable allure for tales of bygone eras, particularly those steeped in romance and societal intrigue. Among these, James Young's 1916 rendition of Sweet Kitty Bellairs emerges as a delightful, if somewhat forgotten, period piece that captures the efferv...


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" The silver screen, even in its nascent years, possessed an undeniable allure for tales of bygone eras, particularly those steeped in romance and societal intrigue. Among these, James Young's 1916 rendition of Sweet Kitty Bellairs emerges as a delightful, if somewhat forgotten, period piece that captures the effervescent spirit of 18th-century England with remarkable fidelity. Based on David Belasco's popular play, itself an adaptation of Agnes and Egerton Castle's novel, the film plunges vi..."


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