Madame Sans-Gêne (Madame Careless) is a 1925 American silent romantic costume comedy-drama film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Gloria Swanson. Based on the 1893 play of the same name by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau, the film was released by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3] The screenplay was by Forrest Halsey and Leonce Perret directed.[4]
| Madame Sans-Gêne | |
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 1925 Swedish theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Léonce Perret |
| Screenplay by | Forrest Halsey |
| Based on | Madame Sans-Gêne by Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | Gloria Swanson Émile Drain Charles de Rochefort |
| Cinematography | Raymond Agnel Jacques Bizeul(fr) René Guissart J. Peverell Marley George Webber |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[5] at the time after the French Revolution, a sharp-witted laundress fights for her country and wins favor with a Duke. After her marriage to him, she is accepted in the court of Napoleon. Because her manners are not fashionable, she is called before Napoleon. She triumphs over the court with her wits and returns to her husband, whom she loves.
Cast
edit- Gloria Swanson as Catherine Hubscher
- Émile Drain as Napoleon Bonaparte
- Charles De Roche as Le Febvre
- Madeleine Guitty as La Rousette
- Warwick Ward as Neipperg
- Henry Favieres as Fouche
- Renée Héribe as Princess Eliza
- Suzanne Bianchetti as L'imperatrice
- Denise Lorys as Madame de Bulow
- Arlette Marchal as La reine de Naples
- Jacques Marney as Savary
Production
editThe film was produced and filmed in France, as Swanson was on extended vacation there. She soon became involved with Henri de La Falaise, hired by Paramount to be her French interpreter, and who later became her third husband.[6]
Preservation
editWith no prints of Madame Sans-Gêne located in any film archives,[7] it is a lost film.[8] A vintage movie trailer displaying short clips of the film still exists, however, and can be seen on YouTube.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Waldman, Harry (1994). Beyond Hollywood's Grasp: American Filmmakers Abroad, 1914-1945. Scarecrow Press. p. 109. ISBN 0-810-82841-3.
- ^ Staggs, Sam (2003). Close-up on Sunset Boulevard: Billy Wilder, Norma Desmond, and the Dark Hollywood Dream. Macmillan. p. 55. ISBN 1-466-83046-8.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Madame Sans-Gêne at silentera.com
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/481672268/?clipping_id=121160284&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQ4MTY3MjI2OCwiaWF0IjoxNzA3NDA3MTk4LCJleHAiOjE3MDc0OTM1OTh9.8FuZWSS98AaecgSXAU0i4X0bnKtASHr77md5Azbw6pQ [bare URL]
- ^ "New Pictures: Madame Sans-Gêne", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (8): 83, May 16, 1925, retrieved February 21, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Waldman 1994, pp. 110-111.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Madame Sans-Gêne
- ^ Madame Sans-Gêne at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted (Wayback Machine)
- ^ "Madame Sans Gene [trailer]". youtube.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021.
External links
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- Madame Sans-Gêne at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Film poster of Madame Sans-Gêne
- Film poster and New York Times review
- Still of Swanson during the production
- Film poster
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