A Broadway Butterfly is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by William Beaudine.[1][2]
| A Broadway Butterfly | |
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| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Written by | "Gregory Rogers" (Darryl F. Zanuck) |
| Story by | Pearl Keating |
| Starring | Dorothy Devore |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[3] Irene Astaire is befriended by Cookie Dale and gets a job in the chorus, although Cookie is dismissed to please male backers of the show. Irene falls in love with a wealthy youth, Ronald Steel, but Crane Wilder wants Irene and plots with Thelma to disgrace Irene. Cookie foils them although Donald sees Wilder leaving Irene’s apartment, and he turns to Thelma. Irene is discouraged and seeks diversion on Broadway. Cookie saves her again and it then develops Cookie is the runaway daughter of a wealthy family and Donald and Irene are once more united.
Cast
edit- Dorothy Devore as Irene Astaire
- Louise Fazenda as Cookie Dale
- Willard Louis as Charles Gay
- John Roche as Crane Wilder
- Cullen Landis as Ronald Steel
- Lilyan Tashman as Thelma Perry
- Wilfred Lucas as Stage Manager
- Eugenia Gilbert as Riding Mistress
- Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Steel
Status
editWith no prints of A Broadway Butterfly located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
References
edit- ^ "A Broadway Butterfly". silentera.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: A Broadway Butterfly
- ^ "New Pictures: A Broadway Butterfly", Exhibitors Herald, 20 (11): 59, March 7, 1925, retrieved December 9, 2021
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Broadway Butterfly
External links
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- A Broadway Butterfly at IMDb
- A Broadway Butterfly at AllMovie
- Lobby card at moviestillsdb.com