The Swan (1925 film)
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The Swan is a 1925
silent
film produced by Famous Players-Lasky
and distributed by Paramount Pictures
. The film is based on Melville Baker's 1923 Broadway play adaptation, The Swan, of Ferenc Molnar
's play A Hattyu Vigjatek Harom Felvonasbarn. This film was directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki
, a recent Russian immigrant working for Famous Players-Lasky. Buchowetzki had directed pictures in his native land and Germany. The story of this film was remade in 1930 as One Romantic Night
, an early talkie for Lillian Gish
and in 1956 in technicolor as a vehicle
for Grace Kelly
. This silent version survives and can be found on home video and dvd.
1925 in film
-Events:*November 5: The Big Parade holds its Grand Premier*December 30: premier of Ben-Hur the most expensive silent film ever made costing 4-6 million dollars -Top grossing films :...
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...
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...
. The film is based on Melville Baker's 1923 Broadway play adaptation, The Swan, of Ferenc Molnar
Ferenc Molnár
LanguageFerenc Molnár was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist. His Americanized name was Franz Molnar...
's play A Hattyu Vigjatek Harom Felvonasbarn. This film was 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...
, a recent Russian immigrant working for Famous Players-Lasky. Buchowetzki had directed pictures in his native land and Germany. The story of this film was remade in 1930 as One Romantic Night
One Romantic Night
One Romantic Night is the title given to the first sound film version of Ferenc Molnár's play The Swan, and was silent screen star Lillian Gish's talking film debut. She starred as Princess Alexandra, with Conrad Nagel as the tutor who falls in love with her, and Rod La Rocque as Crown Prince Albert...
, an early talkie for Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Lillian Diana Gish was an American stage, screen and television actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987....
and in 1956 in technicolor as a vehicle
The Swan (film)
The Swan is a 1956 remake by MGM of a 1925 Paramount film with the same title. . The film is a romantic comedy directed by Charles Vidor, produced by Dore Schary from a screenplay by John Dighton based on the play by Ferenc Molnár...
for Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress who, in April 1956, married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, to become Princess consort of Monaco, styled as Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, and commonly referred to as Princess Grace.After embarking on an acting career in 1950, at the age of...
. This silent version survives and can be found on home video and dvd.
Cast
- Frances HowardFrances Howard (actress)Frances Howard was an American actress and the second wife of Academy Award-winning producer Samuel Goldwyn.-Biography:...
- Alexandra, The Swan - Adolphe MenjouAdolphe MenjouAdolphe Jean Menjou was an American actor. His career spanned both silent films and talkies, appearing in such films as The Sheik, A Woman of Paris, Morocco, and A Star is Born...
- Albert von Kersten-Rodenfels - Ricardo CortezRicardo CortezJacob Krantz , known by his stage name Ricardo Cortez, was an American film actor who began his career during the silent era.-Life and career:...
- Dr. Walter, the Tutor - Ida WatermanIda WatermanIda Waterman born Ida Shaw, was a stage and screen actress....
- Princess Beatrice - Helen LindrothHelen LindrothHelen Lindroth, born December 3, 1874, died October 5, 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts, was a Swedish-born American screen and stage actress.She acted on stage in New York before entering motion pictures with the Kalem Company and Famous Players....
- Amphirosa - Helen Lee Worthing - Wanda von Gluck
- Joseph DepewJoseph DepewJoseph Depew was an American television director and producer and actor.-Career:Born in Harrison, New Jersey, Depew began his career as a child stage actor at the age of three. He was influenced by his mother, also a stage performer. He later worked as a second unit director or an assistant...
- Prince George - George Walcott - Prince Arsene
- Michael VisaroffMichael VisaroffMichael Visaroff was a Russian-born film actor. He appeared in 113 films between 1925 and 1952. He was best known for his uncredited appearance in an early scene of Dracula as the nervous Hungarian innkeeper who, as Renfield is traveling to meet the Count, warns him about the actual existence of...
- Father Hyacinth - Michael Vavitch - Colonel Wunderlich(*billed Mkhael Vavitch)
- Nicholas Soussanin - Lutzow
- Arthur DonaldsonArthur Donaldson (actor)Arthur Donaldson , was an Swedish-American actor. He appeared in 71 films between 1910 and 1934.He was born in Norsholm, Sweden but moved to the USA at the age of fourteen and quickly became a prolific actor on stage. He made his film debut in 1910...
- Franz, the Court Chamberlain - General Lodijensky - Master of the Hunt
- Clare Eames - Princess Dominica