''Serenade'' is a lost 1927 American

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directed by

Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast (6 May 1897 – 17 March 1968) was an Argentine-French screenwriter and director. Early life Henri Charles Armand d'Abbadie d'Arrast was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 6 May 1897, to Arnauld Michel d'Abbadie d'Arra ...

and written by

Herman J. Mankiewicz Herman Jacob Mankiewicz ( ; November 7, 1897 – March 5, 1953) was an American screenwriter who, with Orson Welles, wrote the screenplay for ''Citizen Kane'' (1941). Both Mankiewicz and Welles went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Orig ...

and

Ernest Vajda Ernest Vajda (born Ernő Vajda; 27 May 1886 in Komárno, Austria-Hungary, today Slovakia – 3 April 1954 in Woodland Hills, California) was a Hungarian actor, playwright, and novelist, but is more famous today for his screenplays. He co-wrote ...

. The film stars

Adolphe Menjou Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor whose career spanned both silent films and talkies. He became a leading man during the 1920s, known for his debonair and sophisticated screen presence. He was no ...

Kathryn Carver Kathryn Carver Hall (born Catherine Drum; August 24, 1899 – July 17, 1947) was an American actress. Career Carver played in motion pictures during a brief career from 1925 to 1929. She co-starred with Adolphe Menjou in ''Service For Ladies'' ...

Lawrence Grant Percy Reginald Lawrence-Grant (30 October 1870 – 19 February 1952) was an English actor known for supporting roles in films such as '' The Living Ghost'', '' I'll Tell the World'', '' Shanghai Express'', ''The Mask of Fu Manchu'' and '' ...

Lina Basquette Lina Basquette (born Lena Copeland Baskette; April 19, 1907 – September 30, 1994) was an American actress. She is noted for her 75-year career in entertainment, which began during the silent film era. Talented as a dancer, she was paid as a gi ...

and Martha Franklin. The film was released on December 24, 1927, by

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Plot summary

Franz Rossi is a brilliant composer who is blessed with a beautiful wife named Gretchen. However, Rossi finds it necessary to involve himself with other women, and so he tries to keep Gretchen at home and away from his work. When Gretchen discovers what her husband has been up to, she disappears completely from view. In time, Rossi discovers that his wife is staying at a fancy hotel, where all indications are that Gretchen herself is now enjoying the favors of another man.

Cast

as Franz Rossi *

as Gretchen *

as Josef Bruckner *

as The Dancer * Martha Franklin as Gretchen's Mother

References

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* * * 1927 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1927 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films set in Vienna Films about composers Films about classical music and musicians American black-and-white films Lost American drama films American silent feature films 1927 lost films English-language drama films Films directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast 1920s American films Lost silent American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub