''Tiger Rose'' is a 1923 American
silent romantic adventure film produced and distributed by the
Warner Brothers
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American Film studio, film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, Califo ...
. It is based on
Willard Mack
Willard Mack (September 18, 1873 – November 18, 1934) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and playwright.
Life and career
He was born Charles Willard McLaughlin in Morrisburg, Ontario. At an early age his family moved to Brooklyn, New ...
's 1917 Broadway play starring
Lenore Ulric
Lenore Ulric (born Lenore Ulrich; July 21, 1892 – December 30, 1970) was a star of the Broadway theatre as well as Hollywood films of the silent-film and early sound era.
Discovered in 1913 by theater director David Belasco, who would go on t ...
. Ulric reprises her role in this silent film version. The story was later filmed as again in 1929 as ''
Tiger Rose'' by
George Fitzmaurice
George Fitzmaurice (13 February 1885 – 13 June 1940) was a French-born film director and producer.
Career
Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage. Beginning in 1914, and continuing until his death in 1940, he directed ...
. The SilentEra database lists this film as surviving.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,
[ ] Trooper Michael Devlin of the
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) was a Canadian para-military police force, established in 1873, to maintain order in the new Canadian North-West Territories (NWT) following the 1870 transfer of Rupert’s Land and North-Western Territory ...
saves the life of Rose Bocion. She is an orphan, the ward of
factor
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* Factors of production, suc ...
Hector McCollins. She falls in love with Bruce Norton. Norton slays a man who betrayed his sister and was the cause of his father's death. Aided by Dr. Cusick, who later turns out to be the husband of Norton's sister, Rose helps Norton to escape. Trooper Devlin finally arrests Norton, but he is later freed and later marries Rose.
Cast
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Lenore Ulric
Lenore Ulric (born Lenore Ulrich; July 21, 1892 – December 30, 1970) was a star of the Broadway theatre as well as Hollywood films of the silent-film and early sound era.
Discovered in 1913 by theater director David Belasco, who would go on t ...
as Rose Bocion "Tiger Rose"
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Forrest Stanley
Forrest Stanley (August 21, 1889 – August 27, 1969) was an American actor and screenplay writer best known for his work in silent film. He is particularly known for his role as Charles Brandon in the historical film '' When Knighthood Was in ...
as Michael Devlin
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Joseph J. Dowling
Joseph Johnson Dowling (September 4, 1850 – July 8, 1928) was an American stage and silent film actor.
Early life and career
Born in Pittsburgh, the son of James and Fredericka (''nee'' Edstrem) Dowling. His father was a native of Pennsy ...
as Father Thibault
*
George Beranger
George Beranger (27 March 1893 – 8 March 1973), also known as André Beranger, was an Australian silent film actor and director in Hollywood.Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central ...
as Pierre
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Sam De Grasse
Samuel Alfred De Grasse (June 12, 1875 – November 29, 1953) was a Canadian actor. He was the uncle of cinematographer Robert De Grasse.
Biography
Samuel Alfred De Grasse was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick to Lange De Grasse (1828–1891) ...
as Dr. Cusick
*
Theodore von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz (November 5, 1893 – October 6, 1964) was an American film actor, appearing in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1957. He was the father of actress Lori March.
Von Eltz was a Yale University professor's son. After 12 ...
as Bruce Norton
*
Claude Gillingwater
Claude Benton Gillingwater (August 2, 1870 – November 1, 1939) was an American stage and screen actor. He first appeared on the stage then in more than 90 films between 1918 and 1939, including the Academy Award-nominated ''A Tale of Two ...
as Hector McCollins
*
Frances Starr
Frances Grant Starr (June 6, 1881 – June 11, 1973) was an American stage, film and television actress.
Early years
Starr's parents were Charles Edward Starr and Emma (''née'' Grant). She had two half sisters, and her father died when s ...
as Undetermined Role
Box Office
According to Warner Bros records, the film earned $466,000 domestically and $39,000 in foreign markets.
[Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, ''Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television''. (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 2 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551]
References
External links
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Lobby poster(Wayback)
Lobby card(archived)
1923 films
American black-and-white films
American silent feature films
Warner Bros. films
1923 adventure films
American adventure films
American films based on plays
American romance films
1920s romance films
Films directed by Sidney Franklin
1920s American films
Silent adventure films
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