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Basil Rathbone and Mae Murray.
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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The Masked Bride
Also known as La rose du ruisseau in France; Die Tänzerin von Moulin-Rouge in Germany; Zamaskowana narzeczona in Poland; O Colar de Diamantes in Portugal; La novia fingida in Spain
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5699 feet
Directed by Christy Cabanne (William Christy Cabanne) + [Josef von Sternberg]
Cast: Mae Murray [Gaby], Francis X. Bushman [Grover], Roy D’Arcy [the Prefect of Police], Basil Rathbone [Antoine], Pauline Neff [Grover’s sister], Chester Conklin [the wine waiter], Fred Warren [Vibout], Leo White [the floor manager]
Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn Distributing Corporation. / Scenario by Carey Wilson, from a screen story by Leon Abrams. Art direction by Ben Carré and Cedric Gibbons. Makeup artist, Mel Berns. Assistant director, Robert Florey. Cinematography by Oliver Marsh (Oliver T. Marsh). Film editor, Frank E. Hull. Intertitles written by [?] Marian Ainslee, H.H. Caldwell and/or Katherine Hilliker? / Released November 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Director Josef von Sternberg quit after the first few days of shooting, due to studio interference and his dislike of Murray’s acting ability, and was replaced by Cabanne.
Drama: Romance.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
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Listing updated: 26 July 2021.
References: Eames-MGM p. 27; FilmYearBook-1926 p. 47; Sarris-Sternberg p. 12 : Website-IMDb.
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