Lily of the Dust
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Lily of the Dust is a 1924
silent
drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky
and distributed by Paramount Pictures
. This movie is based on the novel Das Hohe Lied by Hermann Sudermann
and it's spawn, the Broadway play The Song of Songs by Edward Sheldon
. It is a remake of a previous silent film The Song of Songs
. This is directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki
and stars Pola Negri
. It is a lost
film.
1924 in film
-Events:* Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company created on July 19, 1916 from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company -- originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays -- and Jesse L...
and distributed by Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
. This movie is based on the novel Das Hohe Lied by Hermann Sudermann
Hermann Sudermann
Hermann Sudermann was a German dramatist and novelist.- Early career :He was born at Matzicken, a village just to the east of Heydekrug in the Province of Prussia , close to the Russian frontier...
and it's spawn, the Broadway play The Song of Songs by Edward Sheldon
Edward Sheldon
Edward Brewster Sheldon was an American dramatist. His plays include Salvation Nell and Romance , which was made into a motion picture with Greta Garbo....
. It is a remake of a previous silent film The Song of Songs
The Song of Songs (1918 film)
The Song of Songs is a 1918 silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount. It is based on a stage play version by Edward Sheldon of a novel by Hermann Sudermann, Das Hohelied. This picture was directed by Joseph Kaufman and stars...
. This is directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki
Dimitri Buchowetzki
Dimitri Buchowetzki was a Russian film director, screenwriter and actor.-Selected filmography:Director* Lily of the Dust * The Swan * Valencia * The Crown of Lies...
and stars Pola Negri
Pola Negri
Pola Negri was a Polish stage and film actress who achieved worldwide fame for her tragedienne and femme fatale roles from the 1910s through the 1940s during the Golden Era of Hollywood film. She was the first European film star to be invited to Hollywood, and became a great American star. She...
. It is a lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
film.
Cast
- Pola NegriPola NegriPola Negri was a Polish stage and film actress who achieved worldwide fame for her tragedienne and femme fatale roles from the 1910s through the 1940s during the Golden Era of Hollywood film. She was the first European film star to be invited to Hollywood, and became a great American star. She...
- Lily - Ben LyonBen LyonBen Lyon was an American film actor and a 20th Century Fox studio executive.-Life:Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Lyon entered films in 1918 after a successful appearance on Broadway opposite Jeanne Eagels. He attracted attention in the highly successful film Flaming Youth , and steadily developed into...
- Lieutenant Prell - Noah BeeryNoah Beery, Sr.Noah Nicholas Beery was an American actor, who appeared in films from 1913 to 1945.-Early life:His parents originally came from Switzerland. Beery was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He and his brothers William C. Beery and Wallace Beery became Hollywood actors...
- Colonel Mertzbach - Raymond GriffithRaymond GriffithRaymond Griffith was one of the great silent movie comedians.Griffith was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He lost his voice at an early age, causing him to speak for the rest of his life in a hoarse whisper...
- Karl Dehnecke - Jeanette Daudet - Julia
- William J. Kelly - Walter von Prell