''The Demi-Bride'' is a 1927 American
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Robert Zigler Leonard (October 7, 1889 – August 27, 1968) was an American film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter.
Biography
He was born in Chicago, Illinois. At one time, he was married to Silent film, silent star Mae Murray with t ...
, depicting the naughtiness synonymous with Paris at the time. The film is considered
lost. A one minute fragment was shared by the
Eye Filmmuseum
Eye Filmmuseum is a film archive, museum, and cinema in Amsterdam that preserves and presents both Dutch and foreign films screened in the Netherlands.
Location and history
Eye Filmmuseum is located in the Overhoeks neighborhood of Amsterdam in ...
.
Plot
Criquette is Madame Girard's stepdaughter who blackmailed Philippe into marriage.
Cast
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Norma Shearer
Edith Norma Shearer (August 11, 1902June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress who was active on film from 1919 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated women. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'Neill, ...
as Criquette
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Lew Cody as Philippe Levaux
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Lionel Belmore as Monsieur Girard
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Tenen Holtz
Tenen Holtz (born Alex Elihu Tenenholtz; February 17, 1887 – July 1, 1971) was an American actor. He appeared in nearly 60 films between 1926 and 1961.
Biography
Holtz was born in Ozeran, Volhynia district, now in Ukraine, and came to th ...
as Gaston
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Carmel Myers as Madame Girard
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Dorothy Sebastian
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Ear ...
as Lola
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Nora Cecil as School Teacher
References
External links
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Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Demi-Bride''at silentera.com, with still
1927 films
Films directed by Hobart Henley
Lost American comedy films
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
1927 comedy films
Silent American comedy films
Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard
1927 lost films
Films with screenplays by Florence Ryerson
Films with screenplays by F. Hugh Herbert
Films set in Paris
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
English-language comedy films
Lost silent American films
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