The Winding Stair (film)
| The Winding Stair | |
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| Directed by | John Griffith Wray |
| Written by | Julian La Mothe |
| Based on | The Winding Stair by A.E.W. Mason |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Karl Struss |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Winding Stair is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and starring Alma Rubens, Edmund Lowe, and Warner Oland.[1] It is based on the 1923 novel of the same name by the British writer A.E.W. Mason.[2]
Plot
[edit]As described in a film magazine review,[3] a French Legionnaire on foreign station loves a cafe dancer, and when the natives rebel and the young woman is endangered, the officer leaves his command to go to the woman's aid. His friend saves him from court-martial and he heads a regiment in the World War. When the war ends, he marries the dancer.
Cast
[edit]- Alma Rubens as Marguerite
- Edmund Lowe as Paul
- Warner Oland as Petras
- Mahlon Hamilton as Gerard
- Emily Fitzroy as Madame Muller
- Chester Conklin as Onery
- Frank Leigh as Andrea
- Zalla Zarana as Fifi
- Jane Thomas
Preservation
[edit]With no prints of The Winding Stair located in any film archives,[4] it is lost film.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Goble p. 1018
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Winding Stair
- ^ "New Pictures: The Winding Stair", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (6), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 59, October 31, 1925, retrieved November 3, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Winding Stair
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Winding Stair at silentera.com
Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 1-85739-229-9
External links
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