The Actress (1928 film)
| The Actress | |
|---|---|
Joseph Farnham (intertitles) | |
| Based on | Trelawny of the "Wells" 1898 play by Arthur Wing Pinero |
| Produced by | Louis B. Mayer Irving Thalberg |
| Starring | Norma Shearer |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Actress is a lost 1928 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was directed by Sidney Franklin, and starred Norma Shearer.
This film was based on the 1898 play Helen Gahagan.[2] The play was first brought to the screen as a British made silent film Trelawny of the "Wells" in 1916.
This film is one of many lost MGM films dating from the 1920s.[3]
Plot
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Cast
- Norma Shearer as Rose Trelawny
- Owen Moore as Tom Wrench
- Gwen Lee as Avonia
- Lee Moran as Colpoys
- Roy D'Arcy as Gadd
- Virginia Pearson as Mrs. Telfer
- William J. Humphrey as Mr. Telfer
- Effie Ellsler as Mrs. Mossop
- Ralph Forbes as Arthur Gower
- O. P. Heggie as Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower
- Andree Tourneur as Clara de Foenix
- Cyril Chadwick as Captain de Foenix
- Margaret Seddon as Miss Trafalgar Gower
References
External links
- The Actress at IMDb
- The Actress at AllMovie
- The Actress at the TCM Movie Database
- The Actress at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Lantern slide for the film at the Cleveland Public Library
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