The Lady (1925 film)
| The Lady | |
|---|---|
 Norma Talmadge and Wallace MacDonald | |
| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Written by | • Martin Brown (play) • Frances Marion (scenario) |
| Produced by | • Norma Talmadge • Joseph Schenck |
| Starring | • Wallace MacDonald • Norma Talmadge |
| Cinematography | Tony Gaudio |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release dates | • January 25, 1925 (New York City premiere) • February 8, 1925 (nationwide) |
Running time | 8 reels; 7,357 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film (English-language intertitles) |
The Lady is a 1925 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge and directed by Frank Borzage.
Talmadge's own production company produced the film with distribution by First National Pictures.
The film survives in the U.S. Library of Congress with reel 2 missing. The remaining elements of the film have severe beginning stages of nitrate decomposition making much of the film hard to follow.[1]
Plot
A young woman marries the wastrel son of a British aristocrat. Her husband, who has been disinherited by his father, loses what little money he has left gambling in casinos and then dies, leaving her penniless and with an infant son. When her former father-in-law tries to get custody of the child, she leaves him with a couple she trusts, but when she later goes to reclaim her son, she can't find the people she left him with.
Origins
Like many of Talmadge's silents of the 1920s The Lady is derived from a stage play. The play, The Lady, ran on Broadway from December 4, 1923 to February 1924 at Charles Frohman's Empire Theatre. It was produced by A. H. Woods. Mary Nash played Talmadge's part of Polly Pearl and Elizabeth Risdon played Fanny Le Clare which in the film was played by Doris Lloyd. Also in the cast was child actor Junior Durkin soon to find bigger fame in films.[2]
Cast
- Norma Talmadge as Polly Pearl
- Brandon Hurst as St. Aubyns Sr
- Wallace MacDonald as Leonard St. Aubyns
- Paulette Duval as Madame Adrienne Catellier
- Emily Fitzroy as Madame Blanche
- Johnny Fox (billed as John Fox Jr.) as Freckles
- Alfred Goulding as Tom Robinson
- George Hackathorne as Leonard Cairns
- John Herdman as John Cairns
- Ed Hubbell (billed as Edwin Hubbell) as London Boy
- Doris Lloyd as Fannie St. Clair
- Walter Long as Blackie
- Miles McCarthy as Mr. Graves
- Marc McDermott as Mr. Wendover
- Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Cairns
References
- ^ Database (undated). "The Lady" silentera.com. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ^ The Lady, Broadway play, IBDb.com database
External links
- The Lady at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Lady at IMDb
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