The Eternal City (1923 film)
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The Eternal City is a silent film
directed by George Fitzmaurice
, from a script by Ouida Bergère
based on a Hall Caine
novel, starring Barbara La Marr
, Lionel Barrymore
and Bert Lytell
. The film was produced by the Samuel Goldwyn Company and distributed by First National Pictures. It was a remake of The Eternal City
(1915) starring Pauline Frederick
. This film is the second filming of the 1902 play starring Viola Allen
which was also based on Caine's novel.
Fitzmaurice was able to film King Victor Emmanuel III and Benito Mussolini
reviewing Italian troops. As with many silents directed by George Fitzmaurice this film is now regrettably a lost film
. (Source: IMDB)
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
directed by George Fitzmaurice
George Fitzmaurice
George Fitzmaurice was a film director and producer. Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage...
, from a script by Ouida Bergère
Ouida Bergère
Ouida Bergère was an American screenwriter and actress.-Biography:Her name was said to be Ouida DuGaze, the daughter of Stephen and Marion DuGaze. Her father was Spanish, and her mother of French and English ancestry...
based on a Hall Caine
Hall Caine
Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine CH, KBE , usually known as Hall Caine, was a Manx author. He is best known as a novelist and playwright of the late Victorian and the Edwardian eras. In his time he was exceedingly popular, and at the peak of his success his novels outsold those of his...
novel, starring Barbara La Marr
Barbara La Marr
Barbara La Marr was an American stage and film actress, cabaret artist and screenwriter.La Marr was known as "The Girl Who Is Too Beautiful", after a Hearst newspaper feature writer, Adela Rogers St...
, Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore was an American actor of stage, screen and radio. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul...
and Bert Lytell
Bert Lytell
Bert Lytell , Born Bertram Lytell, he was a popular screen star of the silent film era who starred in romantic, melodrama and adventure films....
. The film was produced by the Samuel Goldwyn Company and distributed by First National Pictures. It was a remake of The Eternal City
The Eternal City (1915 film)
The Eternal City is a silent film directed by Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter, produced by Adolph Zukor and based upon a Hall Caine novel. The film was released through the Paramount Pictures division of Famous Players-Lasky. The movie is based on the 1902 Broadway play that starred Viola Allen...
(1915) starring Pauline Frederick
Pauline Frederick
Pauline Frederick was a leading Broadway actress who later became known for her motion picture work.-Early years:...
. This film is the second filming of the 1902 play starring Viola Allen
Viola Allen
Viola Emily Allen was an American stage actress who played leading roles in Shakespere and other plays, including many original plays. She starred in over two dozen Broadway productions from 1885 to 1916...
which was also based on Caine's novel.
Fitzmaurice was able to film King Victor Emmanuel III and Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....
reviewing Italian troops. As with many silents directed by George Fitzmaurice this film is now regrettably a lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
. (Source: IMDB)
Cast
- Barbara La MarrBarbara La MarrBarbara La Marr was an American stage and film actress, cabaret artist and screenwriter.La Marr was known as "The Girl Who Is Too Beautiful", after a Hearst newspaper feature writer, Adela Rogers St...
- Donna Roma - Bert LytellBert LytellBert Lytell , Born Bertram Lytell, he was a popular screen star of the silent film era who starred in romantic, melodrama and adventure films....
- David Rossi - Lionel BarrymoreLionel BarrymoreLionel Barrymore was an American actor of stage, screen and radio. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul...
- Baron Bonelli - Richard BennettRichard Bennett (actor)Richard Bennett was an American actor who became a stage and silent screen matinee idol over the early decades of the twentieth century.-Early Life:...
- Bruno - Montagu LoveMontagu LoveMontagu Love , also known as Montague Love, was an English screen, stage and vaudeville actor.Born Harry Montague Love in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, and educated in Great Britain, Love began his career as an artist and military correspondent. His first important job was as a London newspaper...
- Minghelli - Ronald ColmanRonald ColmanRonald Charles Colman was an English actor.-Early years:He was born in Richmond, Surrey, England, the second son and fourth child of Charles Colman and his wife Marjory Read Fraser. His siblings included Eric, Edith, and Marjorie. He was educated at boarding school in Littlehampton, where he...
- - Betty BronsonBetty BronsonBetty Bronson was an American television and film actress who began her career during the silent film era. She was a famous actress in silent and sound films.-Film career:...
- page boy - Joan BennettJoan BennettJoan Geraldine Bennett was an American stage, film and television actress. Besides acting on the stage, Bennett appeared in more than 70 motion pictures from the era of silent movies well into the sound era...
- page boy - Benito Mussollini - himself
- King Victor Emmanuel - himself