Sapho (1917 film)
Appearance
Sapho | |
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Directed by | Hugh Ford |
Screenplay by | Hugh Ford Doty Hobart |
Produced by | Daniel Frohman |
Starring | Pauline Frederick Frank Losee John St. Polis Pedro de Cordoba Thomas Meighan |
Cinematography | Ned Van Buren |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Sapho is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Ford and written by Hugh Ford and Doty Hobart. The film stars Pauline Frederick, Frank Losee, John St. Polis, Pedro de Cordoba, and Thomas Meighan. It is based on the novel Sapho by Alphonse Daudet.[1][2] The film was released on March 11, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Its survival status is classified as unknown,[1] which suggests that it is a lost film.
Plot
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Cast
- Pauline Frederick as Sapho, aka Fanny Lagrand
- Frank Losee as Caoudal
- John St. Polis as Dejoie (credited as John Sainpolis)
- Pedro de Cordoba as Flamant
- Thomas Meighan as Jean Gaussin
Reception
Like many American films of the time, Sapho was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of the view of Jean pointing at the bed and accusing Sapho.[3]
References
External links
- Sapho at IMDb
- Film stills at silentfilmstillarchive.com
- Daudet, Alphonse (1905 edition), Sapho; Parisian Manners, New York: Société des Beaux-Arts, on the Internet Archive