The Lady in Ermine is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by James Flood and produced by and starring Corinne Griffith, and distributed by First National Pictures. The film is now considered a lost film.[1]
| The Lady in Ermine | |
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_01.jpg) 1927 theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | James Flood |
| Screenplay by | Benjamin Glazer (adaptation & scenario) |
| Based on | Die Frau im Hermelin 1919 operetta by Ernst Welisch & Rudolph Schanzer |
| Produced by | Corinne Griffith |
| Starring | Corinne Griffith Einar Hanson Francis X. Bushman Ward Crane |
| Cinematography | Harold Wenstrom |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Play
editThe operetta The Lady in Ermine, upon which this film and later films are based, opened on Broadway October 2, 1922 and ran for 238 performances closing on April 21, 1923. It originally played at the Ambassador Theatre and then at the Century Theatre. The famous Shubert Brothers produced the operetta/play.[2]
Cast
edit- Corinne Griffith as Mariana Beltrami
- Einar Hanson as Adrian Murillo
- Ward Crane as Archduke Stephan
- Francis X. Bushman as Gen. Dostal
- Jane Keckley as Mariana's maid
- Bert Sprotte as Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Remakes
editThe story was remade as an early talkie musical in Technicolor, Bride of the Regiment (1930), also released by First National and also considered a lost film.[3] It was remade again in 1948 by 20th Century-Fox as That Lady in Ermine, starring Betty Grable and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files; First National - 1927
- ^ The Lady in Ermine as produced on Broadway, October 2, 1922 to April 21, 1923; 238 performances; IBDb.com
- ^ American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films 1921-30 (1971), The American Film Institute
External links
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- The Lady in Ermine at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- The Lady in Ermine at the TCM Movie Database
- The Lady in Ermine at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Lobby poster lithograph for The Lady in Ermine
- Stills at silenthollywood.com
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