''The Girl from Montmartre'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring

Barbara La Marr Barbara La Marr (born Reatha Dale Watson; July 28, 1896 – January 30, 1926) was an American film actress and screenwriter who appeared in twenty-seven films during her career between 1920 and 1926. La Marr was also noted by the medi ...

in her last film role. It was distributed through First National on the day after La Marr died.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Emilia Faneaux, the daughter of a derelict Englishman of good family and a Spanish woman, becomes a

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performer following the death of her father, while her brother becomes an unscrupulous adventurer. The young woman meets a wealthy Englishman who immediately loves her and whose love she returns. The advent of the Englishman causes the woman’s brother to reform somewhat, and on one occasion he saves the Englishman from death. An actor who wishes to marry the Emilia abducts her. The Englishman pursues him and, after a struggle, rescues the young woman. They go to England and are married.

Cast

Production

In late 1925 during filming of ''The Girl from Montmartre'', as a result of her health issues La Marr collapsed on the film set and later went into a coma. The studio completed the film without her, and it was released the next year on January 31, 1926, which was one day after she died. Two weeks later, First National decided to remove her name from the title card of the film and its advertising, so that the film was promoted as "First National presents ''The Girl from Montmartre'' with Lewis Stone."

Preservation

Lost Film Files has mistakenly listed ''The Girl from Montmartre'' as a

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. The online Library of Congress / FIAF database lists a print of the film located in the

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and an excerpt consisting of one reel at

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Girl from Montmartre''
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