The Seven Swans is a lost[1] 1917 silent film fantasy starring Marguerite Clark. Famous Players Film Company produced and J. Searle Dawley directed.[2]
| The Seven Swans | |
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| Directed by | J. Searle Dawley |
| Written by | J. Searle Dawley |
| Based on | The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | Marguerite Clark Richard Barthelmess |
| Cinematography | H. Lyman Broening |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent film..(English intertitles) |
Plot
editLoosely based on The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen, Clark stars as Princess Tweedledee who later falls in love with Prince Charming. An evil witch, yearning to take over a kingdom, turns the Princess's brothers into swans. Moon Fairies vow to turn her brothers back to humans if she knits them seven robes and not speak to another human for a specified amount of time.
Cast
edit- Marguerite Clark - Princess Tweedledee
- William E. Danforth - The King
- Augusta Anderson - The Wicked Queen
- Edwin Denison - The Lord High Chancellor
- Daisy Belmore - The Witch
- Richard Barthelmess - Prince Charming
- Richard Allen - Princess Tweedeldee's Brother
- Jere Austin - Tweedeldee's Brother
- Joseph Sterling - Tweedeldee's Brother
- Frederick Merrick - Tweedeldee's Brother
- Lee F. Daly - Tweedeldee's Brother
- Stanley King - Tweedeldee's Brother
- Gordon Dana - Tweedeldee's Brother
References
editExternal links
edit- The Seven Swans at IMDb.com
- AllMovie.com
- movie herald(archived)
- stills(archived)
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