Clothes Make the Woman
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| Directed by | Tom Terriss |
| Written by | Tom Terriss (scenario) Leslie Mason (titles) |
| Produced by | John M. Stahl |
| Starring | Eve Southern Walter Pidgeon |
| Cinematography | Chester A. Lyons |
| Edited by | Desmond O'Brien |
| Distributed by | Tiffany-Stahl Productions |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Clothes Make the Woman is a surviving 1928 American
Plot
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia is saved from her family's execution by Victor Trent, a Russian revolutionary. Victor risks his life to help Anastasia flee and the two part ways. Victor later makes his way to Hollywood, and is unaware that Anastasia is also living in the city and attempting to become an actress. By this time, Victor is a popular actor and film producer. He sees Anastasia in a crowd of extras and recognizes her as the young woman he had saved. He promptly casts her in a film about her life and casts himself as her leading man. During a scene reenacting the Romanov execution, Victor accidentally shoots Anastasia but she soon recovers, and then the two are later married.[1]
Cast
- Eve Southern as Anastasia
- Walter Pidgeon as Victor Trent
- Charles Byer as The Director
- George E. Stone as Assistant Director
- Adolph Milar as Bolshevik Leader
Preservation status
- Once thought to be a lost film.[4] This title survives in the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels and the BFI National Film and Television archive London.[5]
See also
References
External links
- Clothes Make the Woman at IMDb
- Clothes Make the Woman at AllMovie
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