The Charmer (1925 film)
{{short description|1925 film by Sidney Olcott}}
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{{infobox film
| name = The Charmer
| image = Pola Negri 1925 The Charmer.jpg
| caption = Still with Negri
| director = Sidney Olcott
| producer = Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
John Lynch
Famous Players–Lasky
| writer = Sada Cowan
| starring = Pola Negri
Robert Frazer
| cinematography = James Wong Howe
| editing = Patricia Rooney
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1925|04|19}}
| runtime = 6 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
The Charmer is a 1925 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount. It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Pola Negri in the leading role.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3256 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Charmer] Retrieved December 11, 2014[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/Charmer1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Charmer] at silentera.com Retrieved December 11, 2014
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,{{Citation |title=New Pictures: The Charmer |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=21 |issue=6 |pages=60 |date=2 May 1925 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald21unse/page/n723/mode/1up |access-date=25 January 2022}} {{Source-attribution}} a Spanish dancer is brought to the United States after meeting American tourists. Her interest is centered on a wealthy American and his chauffeur. She becomes successful in New York City and the wealthy tourists seek her. She learns that the man is a bounder, but she is involved in a romance with the chauffeur.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Pola Negri as Mariposa
- Wallace MacDonald as Ralph Bayne
- Robert Frazer as Dan Murray
- Trixie Friganza as Mama
- Cesare Gravina as Señor Sprott
- Gertrude Astor as Bertha Sedgwick
- Edwards Davis as Mr. Sedgwick
- Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Bayne
- Dan Crimmins as The Lawyer
}}
Preservation
With no prints of The Charmer located in any film archives,[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4217/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Charmer] Retrieved December 11, 2014 it is a lost film.[http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arneparamountpictures.html The Charmer at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: lost Paramount films - 1925]
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|The Charmer (1925 film)}}
- {{IMDb title|0015677}}
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.sidneyolcott.com/Charmer.htm The Charmer] website dedicated to Sidney Olcott
- Lobby cards: [http://www.filmposters.com/images/posters/2620.jpg photo#1], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064820/http://iphotoscrap.com/Image/628/1288080185.jpg photo#2](Wayback)
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Category:1920s English-language films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:English-language drama films
Category:Films directed by Sidney Olcott
Category:Lost American drama films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Silent American drama films
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