Circe, the Enchantress
{{short description|1924 film by Robert Zigler Leonard}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Circe, the Enchantress
| image = Circe the Enchantress poster.jpg
| caption = lobby poster
| director = Robert Z. Leonard
| producer =
| writer = Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Douglas Doty (adaptation)
Fanny Hatton (titles)
Frederic Hatton (titles)
| starring = Mae Murray
James Kirkwood, Sr.
| cinematography = Oliver T. Marsh
| studio = Tiffany Pictures
| distributor = Metro-Goldwyn
| released = {{Film date|1924|10|6}}
| runtime = 74 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent
English intertitles
| budget =
}}
Circe, the Enchantress is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film starred Leonard's then-wife Mae Murray. This was their last collaboration, and they divorced soon after.{{cite book|last=Ankerich|first=Michael G. |title=Mae Murray: The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips|year=2012|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=978-0-813-14038-4|page=135}} Considered to be a lost film for decades, a print of Circe, the Enchantress was found at a foreign film archive.{{cite book|last=Soister|first=John T. |title=American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929|year=2012|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-786-48790-5|page=688}}[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4284/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Circe, the Enchantress]
Plot
Cecilie Brunner (Murray) was once a good natured woman. After the death of her mother, she becomes a cynical vamp. She falls in love with surgeon Peter Van Martyn (James Kirkwood, Sr.). Peter makes clear he does not approve her life style. This results in Cecilie even partying more. She ends up gambling her home away.
Realizing her life style isn't appropriate, Cecilie changes back into a sweet woman. However, she is paralyzed after being hit by a car, while saving a child. It is Peter who heals her.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110520014538/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/87280/Circe-the-Enchantress/overview New York Times] Overview (Plot)
Cast
- Mae Murray - Circe (mythical goddess)/Cecilie Brunne
- James Kirkwood, Sr. - Dr. Peter Van Martyn
- Tom Ricketts - Archibald Crumm
- Charles K. Gerrard - Ballard 'Bal' Barrett
- William Haines - William Craig
- Lillian Langdon - Sister Agatha
- Gene Cameron - 'Madame' Ducelle (modiste)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0014774}}
- [http://web.archive.org/web/20230512153043/http://www.dvrbs.com/camden-movies/images/Lyric-111024-02b.jpg Theatrical advertisement for the film](Wayback)
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/italiangerry/5411220343/ Newspaper advertisement, line drawing] at Flickr
- Watch the full movie [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3qtDodzw0I&t=20s]
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Category:1920s English-language films
Category:1920s rediscovered films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:English-language drama films
Category:Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Category:Rediscovered American films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:Surviving American silent films
Category:Tiffany Pictures films
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