The Charmer (1925 film)
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''The Charmer'' is a 1925 American silent
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
produced by
Famous Players–Lasky Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company formed on June 28, 1916, from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company—originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays—and t ...
and distributed by
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. It was directed by
Sidney Olcott Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott, September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. Biography Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great direc ...
with
Pola Negri Pola Negri (; born Apolonia Chalupec ; 3 January 1897 – 1 August 1987) was a Polish stage and film actress and singer. She achieved worldwide fame during the silent and golden eras of Hollywood and European film for her tragedienne and femme ...
in the leading role.


Plot

As described in a film magazine review, a Spanish dancer is brought to the United States after meeting American tourists. Her interest is centered on a wealthy American and his chauffeur. She becomes successful in New York City and the wealthy tourists seek her. She learns that the man is a bounder, but she is involved in a romance with the chauffeur.


Cast


Preservation

With no prints of ''The Charmer'' located in any film archives, it is a
lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...
.''The Charmer'' at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: ''lost Paramount films - 1925''
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See also

*
Gertrude Astor filmography This entry is more or less the complete filmography of actress Gertrude Astor. 1915-1916 *''Under Two Flags'' (1915, Short) as Venetia *''The Shadows of Suspicion'' (1916, Short) as May Latham *''The Janitor's Vacation'' (1916) 1917 *''Bombs and ...


References


External links

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''The Charmer''
website dedicated to Sidney Olcott * *Lobby cards
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Wayback) 1925 films American silent feature films Films directed by Sidney Olcott Lost American drama films Paramount Pictures films 1925 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films 1925 lost films English-language drama films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub