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{{short description|1927 film by Herbert Wilcox}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Madame Pompadour
| name = Madame Pompadour
| image = "Madame_Pompadour"_(1927).jpg
| image = "Madame_Pompadour"_(1927).jpg

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| director = [[Herbert Wilcox]]
| director = [[Herbert Wilcox]]
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| writer = [[Ewald André Dupont]] <br /> [[Frances Marion]] <br /> [[Rudolph Schanzer]] ([[Madame Pompadour (operetta)|operetta]]) <br /> [[Ernst Welisch]] (operetta)
| producer = [[Ewald André Dupont]]
| producer = Ewald André Dupont
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| writer = [[Ewald André Dupont]] <br> [[Frances Marion]] <br> [[Rudolph Schanzer]] ([[Madame Pompadour (operetta)|operetta]]) <br> [[Ernst Welisch]] ([[Madame Pompadour (operetta)|operetta]])
| starring = [[Dorothy Gish]]<br>[[Antonio Moreno]]<br>Henri Bosc <br> [[Nelson Keys]]
| starring = [[Dorothy Gish]]<br />[[Antonio Moreno]]<br />[[Henri Bosc]] <br /> [[Nelson Keys]]
| music = [[Leo Fall]]
| cinematography =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| editing =
| studio = [[British National Films]]
| music = [[Leo Fall]]
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| studio = [[British National Pictures]]
| released = 1 August 1927 (US)
| distributor = [[Paramount British Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1927|08|1|US|df=yes}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = £80,000<ref name="no"/>
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'''''Madame Pompadour''''' is a 1927 British [[silent film|silent]] [[historical film|historical]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Herbert Wilcox]] and starring [[Dorothy Gish]], [[Antonio Moreno]] and [[Nelson Keys]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/41199|title=Madame Pompadour (1927)|publisher=}}</ref> The film depicts the life of [[Madame Pompadour]], mistress of [[Louis XV of France]]. It was the first film to be shot at the newly christened [[Elstree Studios]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elstreestudios.co.uk/About-Us/studio_history.aspx|title=History of Studio|first=Elstree|last=Studios|publisher=}}</ref>
'''''Madame Pompadour''''' is a 1927 British [[silent film|silent]] [[historical film|historical]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Herbert Wilcox]] and starring [[Dorothy Gish]], [[Antonio Moreno]] and [[Nelson Keys]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/41199|title=Madame Pompadour (1927)|access-date=16 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021085208/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/41199|archive-date=21 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film depicts the life of [[Madame de Pompadour]], mistress of [[Louis XV of France]]. It was the first film to be shot at the newly christened [[Elstree Studios (Shenley Road)|Elstree Studios]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elstreestudios.co.uk/About-Us/studio_history.aspx|title=History of Studio|first=Elstree|last=Studios|access-date=10 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106154225/http://www.elstreestudios.co.uk/About-Us/studio_history.aspx|archive-date=6 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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* [[Antonio Moreno]] as Rene Laval
* [[Antonio Moreno]] as Rene Laval
* [[Nelson Keys]] as Duc de Courcelette
* [[Nelson Keys]] as Duc de Courcelette
* Henri Bosc as Louis XV
* [[Henri Bosc]] as Louis XV
* [[Gibb McLaughlin]] as Comte Maurepas
* [[Gibb McLaughlin]] as Comte Maurepas
* [[Cyril McLaglen]] as Gogo
* [[Cyril McLaglen]] as Gogo
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==Production==
==Production==
Gish and Wilcox had just enjoyed a big hit with ''Nell Gwyn''. British National Films and Paramount signed them to make three more movies of which this was the first.
Gish and Wilcox had just enjoyed a big hit with ''Nell Gwyn''. British National Pictures and Paramount signed them to make three more movies of which this was the first.


Gish was paid ₤1500 a week for six weeks. Filming was delayed an extra three weeks and this added a large amount to the budget and almost brought the film to a standstill.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59180826 |title=Bittiard-Marker Who Became Famous Film Producer |newspaper=[[Sunday Times (Perth)]] |issue=2374 |location=Western Australia |date=8 August 1943 |accessdate=17 August 2017 |page=7 (THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
Gish was paid £1500 a week for six weeks. Filming was delayed an extra three weeks and this added a large amount to the budget and almost brought the film to a standstill.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59180826 |title=Bittiard-Marker Who Became Famous Film Producer |newspaper=[[Sunday Times (Perth)]] |issue=2374 |location=Western Australia |date=8 August 1943 |access-date=17 August 2017 |page=7 (THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


Wilcox was paid £3000 for a film plus 25% of the profits but there were none.<ref name="no">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222013155 |title=Dorothy Gish Made £41,000 from Three British Films |newspaper=[[The Sun (Sydney)|The Sun]] |issue=5408 |location=Sydney |date=8 March 1928 |accessdate=19 August 2017 |page=1 (FINAL EXTRA) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
Wilcox was paid £3000 for a film plus 25% of the profits but there were none.<ref name="no">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222013155 |title=Dorothy Gish Made £41,000 from Three British Films |newspaper=[[The Sun (Sydney)|The Sun]] |issue=5408 |location=Sydney |date=8 March 1928 |access-date=19 August 2017 |page=1 (FINAL EXTRA) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
''[[Allmovie]]'' wrote, "Dorothy Gish's screen vehicles for British director Herbert Wilcox were usually a treat, but her 1927 film ''Madame Pompadour'' tended to be weighed down by the ponderous stylistic choices of its producer, Germany's E. A. DuPont....''Madame Pompadour'' was an especially lavish and handsome production. Unfortunately, despite its brief 75-minute running time, the film moved at a snail's pace." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/madame-pompadour-v100839|title=Madame Pompadour (1927) - Herbert Wilcox - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|publisher=}}</ref>
''[[Allmovie]]'' wrote, "Dorothy Gish's screen vehicles for British director Herbert Wilcox were usually a treat, but her 1927 film ''Madame Pompadour'' tended to be weighed down by the ponderous stylistic choices of its producer, Germany's E. A. DuPont....''Madame Pompadour'' was an especially lavish and handsome production. Unfortunately, despite its brief 75-minute running time, the film moved at a snail's pace."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/madame-pompadour-v100839|title=Madame Pompadour (1927) - Herbert Wilcox - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 2 September 2024

For the German film, see Madame Pompadour (1931 film).

Madame Pompadour
Directed byHerbert Wilcox
Written byEwald André Dupont
Frances Marion
Rudolph Schanzer (operetta)
Ernst Welisch (operetta)
Produced byEwald André Dupont
StarringDorothy Gish
Antonio Moreno
Henri Bosc
Nelson Keys
Music byLeo Fall
Production
company
Distributed byParamount British Pictures
Release date
  • 1 August 1927 (1927-08-01) (US)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£80,000[1]

Madame Pompadour is a 1927 British silent historical drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Dorothy Gish, Antonio Moreno and Nelson Keys.[2] The film depicts the life of Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV of France. It was the first film to be shot at the newly christened Elstree Studios.[3]

Plot

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In 18th-century France, the King's mistress Madame Pompadour (Dorothy Gish), frees her jailed lover, political prisoner Rene Laval (Antonio Moreno), to make him her bodyguard.

Cast

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Production

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Gish and Wilcox had just enjoyed a big hit with Nell Gwyn. British National Pictures and Paramount signed them to make three more movies of which this was the first.

Gish was paid £1500 a week for six weeks. Filming was delayed an extra three weeks and this added a large amount to the budget and almost brought the film to a standstill.[4]

Wilcox was paid £3000 for a film plus 25% of the profits but there were none.[1]

Critical reception

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Allmovie wrote, "Dorothy Gish's screen vehicles for British director Herbert Wilcox were usually a treat, but her 1927 film Madame Pompadour tended to be weighed down by the ponderous stylistic choices of its producer, Germany's E. A. DuPont....Madame Pompadour was an especially lavish and handsome production. Unfortunately, despite its brief 75-minute running time, the film moved at a snail's pace."[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dorothy Gish Made £41,000 from Three British Films". The Sun. No. 5408. Sydney. 8 March 1928. p. 1 (FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 19 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Madame Pompadour (1927)". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  3. ^ Studios, Elstree. "History of Studio". Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Bittiard-Marker Who Became Famous Film Producer". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 2374. Western Australia. 8 August 1943. p. 7 (THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE). Retrieved 17 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Madame Pompadour (1927) - Herbert Wilcox - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
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