''La Belle Russe'' is a 1919 American silent
romantic drama film
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directed by
Charles Brabin
Charles Brabin (April 17, 1882 – November 3, 1957) was a British-American film director.
Biography
Born in Liverpool, England, he was educated at St. Francis Xavier College. Brabin sailed to New York City in the early 1900s and, while hold ...
and starring
Theda Bara
Theda Bara ( ; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress.
Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatal ...
,
Warburton Gamble
Evelyn Charles Warburton Gamble (16 December 1882 – 27 August 1945) was a British stage and film actor.
Gamble was born on 16 December 1882 in London and acted on stage professionally as early as 1905. His work on stage included a season of ...
, Marian Stewart, Robert Lee Keeling,
William B. Davidson
William Beatman Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1915 and 1947.
Early life
Davidson was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He attended Columbia University, w ...
, and Alice Wilson. It is based on the 1882 play of the same name by
David Belasco
David Belasco (July 25, 1853 – May 14, 1931) was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director, and playwright. He was the first writer to adapt the short story ''Madame Butterfly'' for the stage. He launched the theatrical career of m ...
, which was previously adapted for the screen in 1914. The film was released by
Fox Film Corporation
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on September 21, 1919.
Plot
Cast
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Theda Bara
Theda Bara ( ; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress.
Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatal ...
as Fleurette Sackton / La Belle Russe
*
Warburton Gamble
Evelyn Charles Warburton Gamble (16 December 1882 – 27 August 1945) was a British stage and film actor.
Gamble was born on 16 December 1882 in London and acted on stage professionally as early as 1905. His work on stage included a season of ...
as Phillip Sackton
*Marian Stewart as Phillip Sackton Jr.
*Robert Lee Keeling as Sir James Sackton
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William B. Davidson
William Beatman Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1915 and 1947.
Early life
Davidson was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He attended Columbia University, w ...
as Brand
*Alice Wilson as Lady Sackton
*Robert Vivian as Butler
*Lewis Broughton
Preservation
The film is now considered
lost
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History
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,
American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''La Belle Russe''
/ref> being among the films whose last copies, were destroyed in the 1937 Fox vault fire
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, like most of Theda Bara's filmography.
See also
*List of lost films
For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films.
Reas ...
References
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1919 romantic drama films
American romantic drama films
1919 films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Fox Film films
Lost American films
American films based on plays
Films directed by Charles Brabin
Lost romantic drama films
1919 lost films
1910s American films
Silent romantic drama films
Silent American drama films
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