A Society Scandal
A Society Scandal is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan, and starring Gloria Swanson and Rod La Rocque. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film is based on a 1922 play The Laughing Lady, by Alfred Sutro which starred Ethel Barrymore in 1923 on Broadway and originally in 1922 with Edith Evans in UK.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Directed by | Allan Dwan |
Written by | Forrest Halsey |
Based on | The Laughing Lady by Alfred Sutro |
Starring | Gloria Swanson Rod La Rocque |
Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | March 9, 1924 |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent English intertitles |
Paramount refilmed the story in 1929 as The Laughing Lady an early talkie for Ruth Chatterton.
Cast
- Gloria Swanson - Marjorie Colbert
- Rod La Rocque - Daniel Farr
- Ricardo Cortez - Harrison Peters
- Allan Simpson - Hector Colbert
- Ida Waterman - Mrs. Maturin Colbert
- Thelma Converse - Mrs, Hamilton Pennfield
- Catherine Coleburn - Friend of Marjorie
- Catherine Proctor - Mrs. Burr
- Wilfred Donovan - Hamilton Pennfield
- Yvonne Hughes - Patricia DeVoe
- Marie Shelton - Friend of Marjorie
- Dorothy Stokes - Friend of Marjorie
- Cornelius Keefe - Friend of Marjorie
- Fraser Coalter - Schuyler Burr
gollark: Not *that* long, based on things.
gollark: Well, it may be more than 20, I can't *tell*.
gollark: No, and in any case it's moot because I have the Bee Control Programming Language (BCPL).
gollark: I have to go through a transitional state of LyingAwakeInBedForPossibly20Minutes.
gollark: I am unlikely to actually sleep for another hour or more.
References
- Hudson, Richard M.; Lee, Raymond (1970). Gloria Swanson. A. S. Barnes. p. 166.
- Swanson, Gloria (1981). Swanson On Swanson. Pocket Books. p. 220. ISBN 0-671-43354-7.
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: A Society Scandal
- A Society Scandal at silentera.com
- The Laughing Lady as produced on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre February 1923 to May 1923, 96 performances; IBDb.com
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:A Society Scandal
External links
- A Society Scandal on IMDb
- A Society Scandal at AllMovie
- Lobby poster
- several posters
- lobby card(archived)
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