''His Tiger Lady'' is a 1928 American silent

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directed by Hobart Henley and written by

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and Ernest Vajda. The film stars Adolphe Menjou, Evelyn Brent, Rose Dione,

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, Mario Carillo and Leonardo De Vesa. The film was released on May 27, 1928, by

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Cast

* Adolphe Menjou as Henri * Evelyn Brent as The Tiger Lady * Rose Dione as Madame Duval *

as Stage Manager * Mario Carillo as The Duke * Leonardo De Vesa as The Count *

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as The Marquis

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* * 1928 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1928 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Hobart Henley American black-and-white films Films with screenplays by Herman J. Mankiewicz American films based on plays American silent feature films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub