Venus of Venice
{{short description|1927 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Venus of Venice
| image = Venus of Venice.jpg
| caption =
| director = Marshall Neilan
| producer = Constance Talmadge
Joseph Schenck
| writer = Wallace Smith (story, writing)
George Marion, Jr. (titles)
| starring = Constance Talmadge
Antonio Moreno
| music =
| cinematography = George Barnes
| editing =
| distributor = First National Pictures
| released = {{film date|1927|03|20}}
| runtime = 7 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
Venus of Venice is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Constance Talmadge and Antonio Moreno. Talmadge's own production unit produced with distribution through First National Pictures.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=13015 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Venus of Venice]
Cast
- Constance Talmadge as Carlotta
- Antonio Moreno as Kenneth
- Julanne Johnston as Jean
- Edward Martindel as Journalist
- Michael Vavitch as Marco
- Arthur Thalasso as Ludvico
- Andre Lanoy as Giuseppe
- Carmelita Geraghty as Bride
- Mario Carillo as Bridegroom
- Tom Ricketts as Bride's father
- Hedda Hopper as Jean's mother
Preservation
With the exception of one lost reel, Venus of Venice survives. Prints held at UCLA Film and Television Archive and George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1476/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Venus of Venice][http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/V/VenusOfVenice1927.html Progressive Silent Film List: Venus of Venice] at silentera.com
References
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External links
{{commons category|Venus of Venice}}
- {{IMDb title|0018535|Venus of Venice}}
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Category:American silent feature films
Category:First National Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Marshall Neilan
Category:1927 romantic comedy films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:English-language romantic comedy films
Category:Silent American romantic comedy films
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