''The Demi-Bride'' is a 1927 American

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directed by

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, depicting the naughtiness synonymous with Paris at the time. The film is considered lost. A one minute fragment was shared by the

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Plot

Criquette is Madame Girard's stepdaughter who blackmailed Philippe into marriage.

Cast

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 * Lew Cody as Philippe Levaux * Lionel Belmore as Monsieur Girard *

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 * Carmel Myers as Madame Girard *

Dorothy Sebastian Dorothy Sebastian (born Stella Dorothy Sabiston; April 26, 1903The book ''Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory'' gives Sebastian's date of birth as April 26, 1907. – April 8, 1957) was an American film and stage actress. Ear ...

as Lola * 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 {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub