Madame Du Barry (1917 film)

Madame Du Barry
Madame Du Barry
	Still with Theda Bara
Directed by	J. Gordon Edwards
Written by	Adrian Johnson
Based on	Memoirs d’un médecin; 1848 novel; by Alexandre Dumas
Produced by	Fox Film Corporation
Starring	Theda Bara; Charles Clary
Cinematography	John W. Boyle; Rial Schellinger
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	December 30, 1917;
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Madame Du Barry or Du Barry is a 1917 American silent historical drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. The film is based on the French novel Memoirs d’un médecin by Alexandre Dumas.

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[1] Madame Jeanne Du Barry (Bara) becomes the reigning favorite of Louis XV (Clary) and enjoys this distinction until the sudden death of the king. The lavish mode of living by the king and Jeanne Du Barry arouse the wrath of the peasant class, and after the death of the king a revolution breaks out. Jeanne is made to suffer through the revolution and pays the ultimate price on the guillotine.

Cast

Theda Bara as Madame Du Barry
Charles Clary as Louis XV
Fred Church as Cossé-Brissac
Herschel Mayall as Jean DuBarry
Genevieve Blinn as Duchess deGaumont
Willard Louis as Guillaume DuBarry
Hector Sarno as Lebel
Dorothy Drake as Henriette
Rosita Marstini as Mother Savord
Joe King

Reception

Like many American films of the time, Madame Du Barry was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of Madame Du Barry lying on the guillotine and the closeup of the blade.^[2]

Preservation status

This film is now considered to be a lost film. Many of Theda Bara's films were destroyed in the 1937 Fox Studios vault fire.^[3]

References

^ "Reviews: Du Barry". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (6). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 25. February 2, 1918.
^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (4): 31. January 19, 1918.
^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Du Barry". silentera.com. Retrieved June 30, 2008.

External links

Madame Du Barry at IMDb
Madame Du Barry at the TCM Movie Database
Madame Du Barry at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[1] "Reviews: Du Barry". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (6). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 25. February 2, 1918.

[2] "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (4): 31. January 19, 1918.

[silentera-3] "Progressive Silent Film List: Du Barry". silentera.com. Retrieved June 30, 2008.

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