A Woman of the World
A Woman of the World (1925) is a silent drama comedy film starring Pola Negri, directed by Mal St. Clair, produced by Famous Players-Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]
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Directed by | Mal St. Clair |
Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky |
Written by | Pierre Collings Carl Van Vechten (novel The Tattooed Countess) Morris Ryskind (intertitles) |
Starring | Pola Negri Holmes Herbert Charles Emmett Mack Chester Conklin Dot Farley |
Cinematography | Bert Glennon |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 70+ minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
One of Pola Negri's best Paramounts and today available films.[4]
Synopsis
A European Countess visits relatives in the United States where her continental freedoms clash with the morals of a small American town. She smokes a cigarette in public and wears flashy makeup. A crusading District Attorney stops at nothing to have her leave town and expose her for her loose ways only to fall in love with her himself.
Cast
- Pola Negri - Countess Elenora
- Holmes Herbert - Richard Granger
- Charles Emmett Mack - Gareth Johns
- Chester Conklin - Sam Poore
- Dot Farley - Mrs. Baerbauer
- Blanche Mehaffey - Lennie Porter
- Guy Oliver - Judge Porter
- Lucille Ward - Lou Poore
- Dorothea Wolbert - Annie
- May Foster - Mrs. Fox
References
- A Woman of the World at silentera.com
- The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, (1971)
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:A Woman of the World
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:A Woman of the World
External links
- A Woman of the World at IMDb
- A Woman of the World synopsis at AllMovie
- Swedish language lobby poster
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