The Lady in Ermine

The Lady in Ermine
1927 theatrical poster
Directed by	James Flood
Screenplay by	Benjamin Glazer (adaptation & scenario)
Produced by	Corinne Griffith
Starring	Corinne Griffith Einar Hanson Francis X. Bushman Ward Crane
Cinematography	Harold Wenstrom
Production company	Corinne Griffith Productions
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	January 1, 1927 (1927-01-01) (United States)
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Lady in Ermine is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by James Flood and produced by and starring Corinne Griffith, and distributed by First National Pictures. The film is now considered a lost film.

Play

The operetta The Lady in Ermine, upon which this film and later films are based, opened on Broadway October 2, 1922 and ran for 238 performances closing on April 21, 1923. It originally played at the Ambassador Theatre and then at the Century Theatre. The famous Shubert Brothers produced the operetta/play.

Cast

• Corinne Griffith as Mariana Beltrami
• Einar Hanson as Adrian Murillo
• Ward Crane as Archduke Stephan
• Francis X. Bushman as Gen. Dostal
• Jane Keckley as Mariana's maid
• Bert Sprotte as Sergeant Major (uncredited)

Remakes

The story was remade as an early talkie musical in Technicolor, Bride of the Regiment (1930), also released by First National and also considered a lost film. It was remade again in 1948 by 20th Century-Fox as That Lady in Ermine, starring Betty Grable and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

See also

• Francis X. Bushman filmography
• List of lost films

External links

• The Lady in Ermine at IMDb
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• The Lady in Ermine at the TCM Movie Database
• The Lady in Ermine at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Lobby poster lithograph for The Lady in Ermine
• Stills at silenthollywood.com