''Diplomacy'' is a 1916 silent film drama produced by the

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and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the 1878 stage play ''

Diplomacy Diplomacy comprises spoken or written communication by representatives of states (such as leaders and diplomats) intended to influence events in the international system.Ronald Peter Barston, ''Modern diplomacy'', Pearson Education, 2006, p. ...

'', adapted from the French play ''Dora'' (1877) by

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, which had enjoyed revivals and road shows for decades. This film stars Doro reprising her 1914 Broadway revival role. The film is now

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with just a fragment, 1 reel, remaining at the

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Diplomacy''
/ref> The story was filmed again in 1926 as ''

'' by Paramount with

Blanche Sweet Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry. Early life Born Sarah Blanche Sweet (though her first nam ...

starring and her then husband Marshall Neilan directing.

Cast

Marie Doro Marie Doro (born Marie Katherine Stewart; May 25, 1882 – October 9, 1956) was an American stage and film actress of the early silent film era. She was first noticed as a chorus-girl by impresario Charles Frohman, who took her to Broadway, whe ...

- Dora *

Elliott Dexter Elliott Dexter (March 29, 1870 – June 21, 1941) was an American film and stage actor. Dexter started his career in vaudeville and did not move to films until he was 45. He retired from acting in 1925. Biography Dexter was born in Galves ...

- Julian Beauclerc *Edith Campbell - Comtesse Zicka(*as Edith Campbell Walker) *

George Majeroni George Majeroni, also known as Giorgio Majeroni, (1877–1924) was a stage and screen actor. His starring roles in silent films included ''My Lady Incog'' opposite Hazel Dawn. Majeroni was born in Melbourne, Australia and was part of a family of ...

- Count Orloff * Frank Losee - Henri Beauclerc *

Russell Bassett Russell Bassett (October 24, 1845 – May 8, 1918) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in 76 silent films between 1911 and 1918. Bassett was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but he moved to Oakland, California at age 3 when his ...

- Baron Stein *Ruth Rose - Mion

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Still photo from ''Diplomacy''

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