La Belle Russe
| La Belle Russe | |
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_-_1.jpg) Advertisement for the La Belle Russe on pages 12 and 13 of the Exhibitors Herald (August 30, 1919) | |
| Directed by | Charles Brabin |
| Written by | Charles Brabin (scenario) |
| Based on | La Belle Russe by David Belasco |
| Starring | Theda Bara Warburton Gamble Marian Stewart Robert Lee Keeling William B. Davidson Alice Wilson |
| Cinematography | George W. Lane |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film (English intertitles) |
La Belle Russe is a 1919 American silent romantic drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Theda Bara, Warburton Gamble, Marian Stewart, Robert Lee Keeling, William B. Davidson, and Alice Wilson. It is based on the 1882 play of the same name by David Belasco, which was previously adapted for the screen in 1914. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on September 21, 1919.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (August 2018) |
Cast
[edit]- Theda Bara as Fleurette Sackton / La Belle Russe
- Warburton Gamble as Phillip Sackton
- Marian Stewart as Phillip Sackton Jr.
- Robert Lee Keeling as Sir James Sackton
- William B. Davidson as Brand
- Alice Wilson as Lady Sackton
- Robert Vivian as Butler
Preservation
[edit]The film is now considered lost,[4] being among the films whose last copies, were destroyed in the 1937 Fox vault fire, like most of Theda Bara's filmography.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "La Belle Russe". afi.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "La Belle Russe". AllMovie. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "La Belle Russe". TCM.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: La Belle Russe
External links
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Categories:
- 1919 films
- 1919 romantic drama films
- Lost American romantic drama films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- Fox Film films
- American films based on plays
- Films directed by Charles Brabin
- 1919 lost films
- 1910s American films
- Silent American romantic drama films
- Romantic drama film stubs
- 1910s drama film stubs