United States / Feb 16, 1925
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The Swan (1925) is a silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on Melville Baker's 1923 Broadway play adaptation, The Swan, of Ferenc Molnar's play A Hattyu Vigjatek Harom Felvonasbarn. This film was directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki, a recent Russian immigrant working for Famous Players-Lasky. Buchowetzki had directed pictures in Russia, Sweden, and Germany. The story of this film was remade in 1930 as One Romantic Night, an early talkie for Lillian Gish, and in Technicolor as a 1956 vehicle for Grace Kelly.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| George Walcott | Prince Arsene |
| Michael Vavitch | Colonel Wunderlich (as Mikhael Vavitch) |
| Nicholas Soussanin | Lutzow |
| Arthur Donaldson | Franz, the Court Chamberlain |
| General Lodijensky | Master of the Hunt |
| Clare Eames | Princess Dominica |
| Michael Visaroff | Father Hyacinth |
Genres
RomanceComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Swan |
| Original language | EN |
| Spoken languages | No Language |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Famous Players-Lasky Corporation |
| Release date | 16 febbraio 1925 |
| Writer | Ferenc Molnár, Lenore J. Coffee |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Assistant directors | Dimitri Buchowetzki |
| Camera operators | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Additional photography | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Music | Hugo Riesenfeld |
| Sound | Hugo Riesenfeld |
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| Costume design | Travis Banton |
| Makeup | Travis Banton |
| Hairstyling | Travis Banton |
Release dates
Theatrical release
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