''The French Doll'' is a 1923 American
silent comedy drama film
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Robert Zigler Leonard (October 7, 1889 – August 27, 1968) was an American film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter.
Biography
He was born in Chicago, Illinois. At one time, he was married to silent star Mae Murray with the two formin ...
and starring
Mae Murray
Mae Murray (born Marie Adrienne Koenig; May 10, 1885 – March 23, 1965) was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "Th ...
,
Orville Caldwell and
Rod La Rocque. It was based on a French-language novel by
Paul Armont and
Marcel Gerbidon.
[Goble p.770]
Cast
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Mae Murray
Mae Murray (born Marie Adrienne Koenig; May 10, 1885 – March 23, 1965) was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "Th ...
as Georgine Mazulier
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Orville Caldwell as Wellington Wick
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Rod La Rocque as Pedro Carrova
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Rose Dione
Claudine Rosalie Gras (1 January 1877 – 1 January 1936), professionally known as Rose Dione, was a French-American actress who appeared in numerous silent era and pre-code films.
She appeared in more than 60 films between 1910 and 1 ...
as Madame Mazuloier
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Paul Cazeneuve as Monsieur Mazulier
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Willard Louis
Willard Louis (April 19, 1882 – July 22, 1926) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1926. He was born in San Francisco, California.
Louis had an art studio before he b ...
as Joseph Dumas
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Bernard Randall as Snyder
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Lucien Littlefield
Lucien Littlefield (August 16, 1895 – June 4, 1960) was an American actor who achieved a long career from silent films to the television era. He was noted for his versatility, playing a wide range of roles and already portraying old men befor ...
as Dobbs, the Butler
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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1923 films
1923 comedy-drama films
American silent feature films
American comedy-drama films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Tiffany Pictures films
Metro Pictures films
1920s English-language films
1920s American films
Silent comedy-drama films
Silent American drama films
Silent American comedy films
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