The Swan (1925)
The Swan (1925) is a silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on Melville Baker's 1923 Broadway play adaptation, The Swan, of Ferenc Molnar's play A Hattyu Vigjatek Harom Felvonasbarn. This film was directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki, a recent Russian immigrant working for Famous Players-Lasky. Buchowetzki had directed pictures in Russia, Sweden, and Germany. The story of this film was remade in 1930 as One Romantic Night, an early talkie for Lillian Gish, and in Technicolor as a 1956 vehicle for Grace Kelly.
Director: Dimitri Buchowetzki
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Frances Howard as Alexandra, The Swan |
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Adolphe Menjou as Albert von Kersten-Rodenfels |
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Ricardo Cortez as Dr. Walter, the Tutor |
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Ida Waterman as Princess Beatrice |
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Helen Lindroth as Amphirosa |
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Helen Lee Worthing as Wanda von Gluck |
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Joseph Depew as Prince George |
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George Walcott as Prince Arsene |
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Michael Vavitch as Colonel Wunderlich (as Mikhael Vavitch) |
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Nicholas Soussanin as Lutzow |
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Arthur Donaldson as Franz, the Court Chamberlain |
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General Lodijensky as Master of the Hunt |
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Clare Eames as Princess Dominica |
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Michael Visaroff as Father Hyacinth |
| Writing | Ferenc Molnár | Story |
| Writing | Lenore J. Coffee | Writer |
| Directing | Dimitri Buchowetzki | Director |
| Sound | Hugo Riesenfeld | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| Camera | Alvin Wyckoff | Director of Photography |