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La Belle Russe
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Wikipedia article
'La Belle Russe' is a 1919 American silent romantic drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Theda Bara, Warburton Gamble, Marian Stewart, Robert Lee Keeling, William B. Davidson, and Alice Wilson. It is based on the 1882 play of the same name by David Belasco, which was previously adapted for the screen in 1914. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on September 21, 1919.
Plot
Cast
*Theda Bara as Fleurette Sackton / La Belle Russe
*Warburton Gamble as Phillip Sackton
*Marian Stewart as Phillip Sackton Jr.
*Robert Lee Keeling as Sir James Sackton
*William B. Davidson as Brand
*Alice Wilson as Lady Sackton
*Robert Vivian as Butler
*Lewis Broughton
Preservation
The film is now considered lost,[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6717/default.html American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: 'La Belle Russe'] being among the films whose last copies, were destroyed in the 1937 Fox vault fire, like most of Theda Bara's filmography.
See also
*List of lost films
References
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