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The White Monkey

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The White Monkey
Seattle, Washington, theater showing the film
Directed byPhil Rosen
Written byArthur Hoerl (adaptation)
Louis Sherwin (titles)
Based onthe novel, The White Monkey
by John Galsworthy
Produced byArthur H. Sawyer
StarringBarbara La Marr
Thomas Holding
Henry Victor
CinematographyRudolph Bergquist
Edited byTeddy Hanscom
Music byCharles Previn
Production
company
Associated Pictures
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • June 7, 1925 (1925-06-07) (US)[1]
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The White Monkey is a 1925 American silent drama film, directed by Phil Rosen and starring Barbara La Marr, Thomas Holding, and Henry Victor, and based on a part of John Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga. It was released by First National Pictures on June 7, 1925.[2]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[3] Fleur, daughter of Soames Forsyte, marries Michael Mont, whose best friend Wilfrid Desert, author, painter, and traveler, is also in love with her. He knows that Fleur married Michael without any love for him. When Fleur refuses to allow him to leave London, he decides that he has a chance to win her. Wilfrid tells Michael that he will win her away from him if he can. Michael, also of the generation after the war, refuses to coerce Fleur or attempt any heroics with Wilfred. He later discovers them together after she has told him that she has gone.

Cast list

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Preservation

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An incomplete print of The White Monkey is located at the Library of Congress and the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. The surviving material comprises reels 1–2 and 4–7, with the third reel missing.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The White Monkey". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The White Monkey at silentera.com
  3. ^ "New Pictures: The White Monkey", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (12): 62, June 13, 1925, retrieved April 5, 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The White Monkey
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