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Monsieur Beaucaire
(1924) United States of America
B&W : Ten reels / 9932 feet
Directed by Sidney Olcott
Cast: Rudolph Valentino [Louis-Philippe of Orleans, Duke de Chartres / Monsieur Beaucaire], Bebe Daniels [Princess Henrietta of Bourbon], Lois Wilson [Queen Marie of France], Doris Kenyon [Lady Mary], Lowell Sherman [King Louis XV of France], Paulette Duval [Marquise of Pompadour], John Davidson [Cardinal Richelieu], Oswald Yorke [Miropoix], Flora Finch [Duchesse de Montmorency], Louis Waller [François], Ian MacLaren [Duke of Winterset], Frank Shannon [Badger], Templar Powell [Molyneux], H. Cooper Cliffe [Beau Nash], Downing Clarke [Lord Chesterfield], Yvonne Hughes [Duchesse de Flauhault], Harry Lee [Voltaire], Florence O’Denishawn [Colombine], André Daven
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation production; distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation [A Sidney Olcott Production]. / Produced by Sidney Olcott. Screen play (scenario) by Forrest Halsey, from the play adaptation Monsieur Beaucaire by Booth Tarkington and Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland of the novel Monsieur Beaucaire by Booth Tarkington. Production editor, Julian Johnson. Production design by Natacha Rambova. Costume design by Natacha Rambova and George Barbier. Photographed (cinematography) by Harry Fischbeck. Supervising editor, E. Lloyd Sheldon. Film editor, Patricia Rooney. Presented by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky. / © 29 July 1924 by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation [LP20433]. Released 18 August 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot at Paramount’s Astoria studios on Long Island, New York.
Drama: Romance: Historical.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Authors: Voltaire (François Marie Arouet) - France - Persons: Louis XV, King of France (1710-1774) - Royalty: Kings, Princesses, Queens
Listing updated: 25 May 2010.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Bondanella-Hollywood p. 134; Carroll-Matinee p. 129; Drew-Speaking pp. 261, 262, 289; Everson-American p. 182i; FilmYearBook-1926 p. 14; Kerr-Silent pp. 31, 46; Limbacher-Feature p. 164; Maeder-Hollywood pp. 16, 33, 34, 52, 72, 208; Quirk-Colman p. 63; Sweeney-Coming p. 67; Vermilye-Twenties p. 98 : Website-AFI.
Home video: DVD.
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