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Wikipedia article'Lily of the Dust' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki, starring Pola Negri, produced by Famous Players-Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/L/LilyOfTheDust1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'Lily of the Dust'] at silentera.com'The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30' by The American Film Institute (1971) This movie was based on the 1908 novel 'The Song of Songs' (German: 'Das hohe Lied') by Hermann Sudermann and the 1914 Broadway play 'The Song of Songs' by Edward Sheldon.[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=8107 'The Song of Songs', play version of 'Lily of the Dust', as produced on Broadway at Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre December 22, 1914 to June 1915, 191 performances; IBDb.com] This film is a remake of the American silent film 'The Song of Songs' (1918). CastProductionNegri was happy working with director Buchowetzki, who had also directed her in 'Men' (1924) and in the German film 'Sappho' (1921), which had been released in the U.S. as 'Mad Love', as her performances turned out well in his films. Buchowetzki would later direct her once more in the romantic drama film 'The Crown of Lies' (1926). PreservationWith no copies of 'Lily of the Dust' located in any film archives,http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6914/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: 'Lily of the Dust' it is a lost film. References | |
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