''Camille'' is a 1926 American silent film based on the play adaptation of ''

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'' (''The Lady of the Camellias'') by Alexandre Dumas, ''fils'', first published in French as a novel in 1848 and as a play in 1852. Adapted by Fred de Gresac, George Marion Jr.,

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, and Chandler Sprague, ''Camille'' was a directed by

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and starred

Norma Talmadge Norma Marie Talmadge (May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress and film producer of the silent era. A major box-office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among the most pop ...

as Camille and

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as her lover, Armand. It was produced by the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation and released by First National Pictures. The film's score was composed by William Axt.

Preservation status

An incomplete 35mm positive print exists in the Raymond Rohauer collection of the Cohen Media Group, according to silentera.com.

Cast

– Marguerite Gautier, Camille *

– Armand *

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– Olympe *

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– Prudence * Oscar Beregi, Sr. – Count de Varville * Harvey Clark – The Baaron *

Helen Jerome Eddy Helen Jerome Eddy (February 25, 1897 – January 27, 1990) was a motion picture actress from New York City. She was noted as a character actress who played genteel heroines in films such as ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1917). Early years Edd ...

– Camille's maid * Alec B. Francis – the Duke *

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– Henri *

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– Camille's Father *

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– Camille's Mother * Etta Lee – Mataloti * Maurice Costello – Armand's father

References

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