Marianne (1929 silent film)
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''Marianne'' is a 1929 American silent romantic-drama film about a French farm girl who, despite already having a French fiancé, falls in love with an American soldier during World War I. It was made first as a silent film, then as a musical with a different cast, but Marion Davies starred in both versions.


Plot summary


Cast

* Marion Davies as Marianne *
Oscar Shaw Oscar Shaw (born Oscar Schwartz, October 11, 1887, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – died March 6, 1967, in Little Neck, New York), was a stage and screen actor and singer, remembered primarily today for his role as Bob Adams in the first f ...
as Stagg *
Fred Solm Fred Solm (22 January 1899 – 1982) was an Austrian actor, director and screenwriter. Selected filmography * '' U 9 Weddigen'' (1927) * '' Die Lindenwirtin am Rhein'' (1927) * ''The Champion of the World'' (1927) * ''The Famous Woman'' (1927) * ' ...
as André (as Robert Castle) * Robert Ames as Soapy *
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as Lieutenant Frane *
Émile Chautard Émile Chautard (7 September 1864 – 24 April 1934) was a French-American film director, actor, and screenwriter, most active in the silent era. He directed more than 100 films between 1910 and 1924. He also appeared in more than 60 films ...
as Père Joseph *
Mack Swain Mack Swain (born Moroni Swain; February 16, 1876 – August 25, 1935) was an early American film actor, who appeared in many of Mack Sennett’s comedies at Keystone Studios, including the Keystone Cops series. He also appeared in major fea ...
as General * Oscar Apfel as Major


Production

In her 30th and final silent film, Marion Davies starred for director Robert Z. Leonard in this World War I story about a French girl who falls for an American soldier (
Oscar Shaw Oscar Shaw (born Oscar Schwartz, October 11, 1887, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – died March 6, 1967, in Little Neck, New York), was a stage and screen actor and singer, remembered primarily today for his role as Bob Adams in the first f ...
). Davies was rushed into this project after production of the ill-fated '' The Five O'Clock Girl'' shuttered. The film was remade as a sound film. This silent version survives but was long thought lost. When
Fred Lawrence Guiles Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodr ...
wrote his biography of Davies in 1972, he stated the silent version was lost. The film offered Davies another chance to masquerade, this time as the aged army officer with a big mustache. By the time the decision was made to re-shoot the entire film as a soud film,
Oscar Shaw Oscar Shaw (born Oscar Schwartz, October 11, 1887, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – died March 6, 1967, in Little Neck, New York), was a stage and screen actor and singer, remembered primarily today for his role as Bob Adams in the first f ...
was out and
Lawrence Gray Lawrence Gray (July 28, 1898 – February 2, 1970) was an American actor of the 1920s and 1930s. Biography Born in San Francisco in 1898, Gray served during World War I in the U. S. Navy and gained a commission. After the war he began i ...
was signed as Davies' leading man. Lorusso, Edward (2017) ''The Silent Films of Marion Davies'', CreateSpace, pp. 167-169.


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* * * * 1929 films American romantic drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard American silent feature films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films American World War I films 1929 romantic drama films 1920s American films Silent romantic drama films Silent American drama films {{1920s-romantic-drama-film-stub