''Fair Lady'' is a 1922 American silent

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directed by Kenneth Webb. The film stars

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and Robert Elliott. The film was based on the novel ''The Net'' by

Rex Beach Rex Ellingwood Beach (September 1, 1877 – December 7, 1949) was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player. Early life Rex Beach was born in Atwood, Michigan, but moved to Tampa, Florida, with his family where his father ...

. It is not known whether the film currently survives.

Plot

In Sicily, Count Martinello is assassinated by Cardi and his mafia group on what would have been his wedding day. His bride to be, Countess Margherita, gets word of this from American Norvin Blake, who fails to protect her from Cardi, who wants her for his own. Later, Margherita and Norvin meet in New Orleans, where he declares his love for her. Recognizing Gian Norcone as the group leader that killed the count, Norvin has him arrested after getting into a fight with him. Caesar Maruffi, a supposed friend and admirer who suits Margherita, is discovered to be Cardi. In the middle of a fight between Cardi and Norvin, Cardi is stabbed by Lucrezia, Margherita's maid. In the end, Norvin finally wins Margherita.''

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Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1961-1970.'' Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997. p. 323.

Cast

as Countess Margherita *

as Italian banker Caesar Maruffi / Cardi * Robert Elliott as Norvin Blake *

Gladys Hulette Gladys Hulette (July 21, 1896 – August 8, 1991) was an American silent film actress from Arcade, New York, United States. Her career began in the early years of silent movies and continued until the mid-1930s. She first performed on stage at ...

as Myra Nell Drew *

Florence Auer Florence Auer (March 3, 1880 – May 14, 1962) was an American theater and motion picture actress whose career spanned more than five decades. Life and career Born in Albany, New York, Auer began her career on East Coast stages at the turn ...

as Lucrezia *

Walter James Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

as Gian Norcone * Macey Harlam as Count Modene * Henry Leone as Ricardo * Effingham Pinto as Count Martinello *

Arnold Lucy Arnold Lucy (born Walter George Campbell, 8 August 1865 – 15 December 1945) was a British theatre and film actor, best known as Professor Kantorek in ''All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film), All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1930). Life ...

as Uncle Bernie Drew

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* * * * 1922 films Films based on American novels American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films shot in New Orleans American crime drama films Films based on works by Rex Beach 1922 crime drama films 1920s American films Silent American drama films {{silent-crime-drama-film-stub