Madonna Of The Sleeping Cars (1928 Film)
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''Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (French: ''La madone des sleepings'') is a 1928 French silent film directed by
Marco de Gastyne Marc Henri Benoist better known as Marco de Gastyne (born in Paris, France, on 15 July 1889; died in Paris on 8 November 1982) was a French painter, illustrator and later film director of more than fifteen films. After studying painting, he wor ...
and
Maurice Gleize Maurice Gleize (1898–1974) was a French screenwriter and film director.Hayward p.201 Selected filmography Director * '' The Red Night'' (1923) * '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1928) * '' A Hen on a Wall'' (1936) * ''Coral Reefs A co ...
and starring Claude France, Olaf Fjord and
Maurice Dekobra Maurice Dekobra (26 May 1885, Paris – 1 June 1973, Paris) was a French writer. His real name was Ernest-Maurice Tessier.
. It is an adaptation of
Maurice Dekobra Maurice Dekobra (26 May 1885, Paris – 1 June 1973, Paris) was a French writer. His real name was Ernest-Maurice Tessier.
's 1925 novel of the same title, which was later turned into a 1955 sound film.Goble p.121


Cast

* Claude France as Lady Diana Wynham * Olaf Fjord as Prince Seliman *
Henri Valbel Henri Valbel (1885–1956) was a French film actor.Goble p.121 Selected filmography * '' Simone'' (1918) * '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1928) * ''The Divine Voyage'' (1929) * '' The Tunnel'' (1933) * '' Forces occultes'' (1943) * ''Girl with ...
*
Maurice Dekobra Maurice Dekobra (26 May 1885, Paris – 1 June 1973, Paris) was a French writer. His real name was Ernest-Maurice Tessier.
as Jail Warden *
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as Varichkine * Mary Serta as Madame Mouravieff *
Annette Benson Annette Benson (1895–1965) was a British film actress. She was a leading lady of British silent films of the 1920s, appearing in ''Confetti'' with Jack Buchanan and ''Downhill'' with Ivor Novello. She also featured in several French and German ...
*
Nat Carr Nat Carr (August 12, 1886 – July 6, 1944) was an American character actor of the silent and early talking picture eras. During his eighteen-year career, Carr appeared in over 100 films, most of them features. Life and career Carr was bor ...
*
Michèle Verly Michèle Verly (real name Michèle Armande Houillon) (19 July 1909 – 3 March 1952) was a French stage and film actress. She was managing director of the Théâtre Gramont from August 1945 until her untimely death. She died in the 1952 Air Fran ...
*
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as Prisoner


See also

* '' Change of Heart'' (1928), with
Juliette Compton Juliette Compton (May 3, 1899 – March 19, 1989) was an American actress whose career began in the silent film era and concluded with ''That Hamilton Woman'' in 1941. Career Compton was born in Columbus, Georgia, on May 3, 1899. She was a ...
as Lady Winham and Olaf Fjord as Prince Seliman * '' The Phantom Gondola'' (1936), with
Marcelle Chantal Marcelle Chantal (1901–1960) was a French stage and film actress. Chantal appeared in a number of leading roles in films such as Maurice Tourneur's '' In the Name of the Law'' (1932). Early in her career she married British banker Jefferson ...
as Lady Diana Wyndham * '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1955), with
Gisèle Pascal Gisèle Pascal (17 September 1921 – 2 February 2007) was a French actress and a former lover of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. She was born Gisèle Marie Madeleine Tallone at Cannes, France. Her first movie role was in 1942's '' L'Arlà ...
as Lady Diana Wyndham


References


Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.


External links

* 1928 films 1928 drama films 1920s French-language films Films based on French novels Films directed by Maurice Gleize Films directed by Marco de Gastyne Pathé films French black-and-white films Silent French drama films 1920s French films {{silent-drama-film-stub