The Notorious Lady
Appearance
The Notorious Lady | |
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Directed by | King Baggot |
Written by | Jane Murfin |
Based on | The River by Patrick Hastings |
Produced by | Sam E. Rork |
Starring | Barbara Bedford Lewis Stone |
Cinematography | Tony Gaudio |
Edited by | Doris Farrington Frank Lawrence |
Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels; 6,040 feet |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Notorious Lady is a surviving 1927 American silent drama film produced by Sam E. Rork and distributed by First National Pictures. It was directed by veteran director King Baggot and starred Barbara Bedford and Lewis Stone.
The film was based on the 1925 play The River by British writer Patrick Hastings. Producer Rork's daughter, Ann Rork, has a leading role in the film.
Cast
[edit]- Lewis Stone as Patrick Marlowe / John Carew
- Barbara Bedford as Mary Marlowe / Mary Brownlee
- Ann Rork as Kameela
- Earl Metcalfe as Anthony Walford
- Francis McDonald as Manuela Silvera
- Grace Carlyle as Marcia Rivers
- E. J. Ratcliffe as Doctor Digby Grant
- J. Gunnis Davis as William
- Lloyd Whitlock as Gilbert Patton
- Carl Stockdale as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
- Hannah Washington as Native Child (uncredited)
Preservation
[edit]The film is preserved at the Library of Congress[1] and is available on home video and DVD.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Notorious Lady
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Notorious Lady at silentera.com
External links
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Categories:
- 1927 films
- American silent feature films
- Films directed by King Baggot
- American films based on plays
- First National Pictures films
- 1927 adventure films
- American adventure films
- American black-and-white films
- Films with screenplays by Jane Murfin
- Films with screenplays by Gerald Duffy
- Films set in Africa
- 1920s American films
- Silent adventure films
- 1920s English-language films
- English-language adventure films
- Adventure film stubs