Lily of the Dust
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| Lily of the Dust | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dimitri Buchowetzki |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky |
| Written by | Hermann Sudermann (novel Das Hohe Lied) Edward Sheldon (play The Song of Songs) Paul Bern (scenario) |
| Starring | Pola Negri Ben Lyon |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Studio | Famous Players-Lasky |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 24, 1924 |
| Running time | 7 reels (6,811 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
Lily of the Dust (1924) was a silent drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki, starring Pola Negri, produced by Famous Players-Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. This movie was based on the novel Das Hohe Lied by Hermann Sudermann and the Broadway play The Song of Songs by Edward Sheldon.[1]
The film is now considered a lost film.[2] [3]
This film is a remake of the silent film The Song of Songs (1918).
[edit] Cast
- Pola Negri - Lily
- Ben Lyon - Lieutenant Prell
- Noah Beery - Colonel Mertzbach
- Raymond Griffith - Karl Dehnecke
- Jeanette Daudet - Julia
- William J. Kelly - Walter von Prell
[edit] References
- ^ The Song of Songs, play version of Lily of the Dust, as produced on Broadway at Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre December 22, 1914 to June 1915, 191 performances; IBDb.com
- ^ Lily of the Dust at SilentEra
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute (1971)
