La Belle Russe

1919 American film
  • September 21, 1919 (1919-09-21)
Running time
6 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent film
(English intertitles)

La Belle Russe is a 1919 American silent romantic drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Theda Bara, Warburton Gamble, Marian Stewart, Robert Lee Keeling, William B. Davidson, and Alice Wilson. It is based on the 1882 play of the same name by David Belasco, which was previously adapted for the screen in 1914. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on September 21, 1919.[1][2][3]

Plot

Cast

  • Theda Bara as Fleurette Sackton / La Belle Russe
  • Warburton Gamble as Phillip Sackton
  • Marian Stewart as Phillip Sackton Jr.
  • Robert Lee Keeling as Sir James Sackton
  • William B. Davidson as Brand
  • Alice Wilson as Lady Sackton
  • Robert Vivian as Butler

Preservation

The film is now considered lost,[4] being among the films whose last copies, were destroyed in the 1937 Fox vault fire, like most of Theda Bara's filmography.

See also

References

  1. ^ "La Belle Russe". afi.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ^ "La Belle Russe". AllMovie. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ "La Belle Russe". TCM.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. ^ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: La Belle Russe

External links

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