The Lady in Ermine
{{short description|1927 film}}
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{{infobox film
| name = The Lady in Ermine
| image = Poster - Lady in Ermine, The (1927) 01.jpg
| caption = 1927 theatrical poster
| director = James Flood
| producer = Corinne Griffith
| screenplay = Benjamin Glazer (adaptation & scenario)
| based_on = {{based on|Die Frau im Hermelin
1919 operetta|Ernst Welisch & Rudolph Schanzer}}
| starring = Corinne Griffith
Einar Hanson
Francis X. Bushman
Ward Crane
| music =
| cinematography = Harold Wenstrom
| editing =
| studio = Corinne Griffith Productions
| distributor = First National Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1927|01|01|United States}}
| runtime = 7 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
The Lady in Ermine is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by James Flood and produced by and starring Corinne Griffith, and distributed by First National Pictures. The film is now considered a lost film.[http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnefirstnational.html Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files; First National - 1927]
Play
The operetta The Lady in Ermine, upon which this film and later films are based, opened on Broadway October 2, 1922 and ran for 238 performances closing on April 21, 1923. It originally played at the Ambassador Theatre and then at the Century Theatre. The famous Shubert Brothers produced the operetta/play.[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=9126 The Lady in Ermine as produced on Broadway, October 2, 1922 to April 21, 1923; 238 performances; IBDb.com]
Cast
- Corinne Griffith as Mariana Beltrami
- Einar Hanson as Adrian Murillo
- Ward Crane as Archduke Stephan
- Francis X. Bushman as Gen. Dostal
- Jane Keckley as Mariana's maid
- Bert Sprotte as Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Remakes
The story was remade as an early talkie musical in Technicolor, Bride of the Regiment (1930), also released by First National and also considered a lost film.American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films 1921-30 (1971), The American Film Institute It was remade again in 1948 by 20th Century-Fox as That Lady in Ermine, starring Betty Grable and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|The Lady in Ermine}}
- {{IMDb title|id=0018074|title=The Lady in Ermine}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=497039}}
- {{AFI film|id=10130|title=The Lady in Ermine}}
- [http://www.movieposterdb.com/movie/0018074/The-Lady-in-Ermine.html Lobby poster lithograph for The Lady in Ermine]
- [http://silenthollywood.com/TheLadyInErmine1927.html Stills] at silenthollywood.com
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Category:1927 romantic drama films
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:1920s historical romance films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American historical romance films
Category:American romantic drama films
Category:American silent feature films
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Category:English-language romantic drama films
Category:Films based on operettas
Category:Films directed by James Flood
Category:Films set in the 19th century
Category:First National Pictures films
Category:Lost American romantic drama films
Category:Silent American romantic drama films
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