The Black Butterfly
| The Black Butterfly | |
|---|---|
 Lobby poster | |
| Directed by | Burton L. King |
| Written by | Olga Petrova (story) Lillian Case Russell (story) Wallace C. Clifton (scenario) |
| Starring | Olga Petrova |
| Cinematography | Andre Barlatier - French Wikipedia) |
Production companies | Popular Plays and Players |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Black Butterfly is a lost[1] 1916 American silent drama film released by Metro Pictures, starring Olga Petrova.[2] The last known copy was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire. Extant footage was posted online in 2019.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Olga Petrova as Sonia Smirnov/Marie, the convent girl
- Mahlon Hamilton as Alan Hall
- Anthony Merlo as Girard
- Count Lewenhaupt as Lachaise
- Edward Brennan as Lord Braislin
- Violet Reed as Lady Constance Braislin
- John Hopkins as Don Luis Maredo
- Morgan Jones as Peter, father of Sonia
- Norman Kerry as Vladimir (as Norman Kaiser)
- Roy Pilcher as Gaston Duval
- Evelyn Dumo as Ciel, Sonia's maid
References
[edit]- ^ "Black Butterfly". Lcweb2.loc.gov. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "IDENTIFIED: "THE BLACK BUTTERFLY" (1916)". .flickr.com. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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Categories:
- 1916 films
- American silent feature films
- Lost American drama films
- Films based on short fiction
- Films directed by Burton L. King
- 1916 drama films
- Silent American drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Films with screenplays by Lillian Case Russell
- Metro Pictures films
- 1916 lost films
- 1910s American films
- 1910s English-language films
- English-language drama films
- 1910s drama film stubs