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Madame Sans-Gne (1925 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Madame Sans-Gne' ('Madame Careless') is a 1925 American silent romantic costume comedy-drama film directed by Lonce Perret and starring Gloria Swanson. Based on the play of the same name by Victorien Sardou and mile Moreau, the film was released by Paramount Pictures.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MadameSansGene1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'Madame Sans-Gne'] at silentera.com
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, at the time after the French Revolution, a sharp witted laundress fights for her country and wins favor with a Duke. After her marriage to him, she is accepted in the court of Napoleon. Because her manners are not fashionable, she is called before Napoleon. She triumphs over the court with her wits and returns to her husband, whom she loves.
Cast
Production
The film was produced and filmed in France, as Swanson was on extended vacation there. She soon became involved with Henri de La Falaise, hired by Paramount to be her French interpreter, and who later became her third husband.Waldman 1994, pp. 110-111.
Preservation
With no prints of 'Madame Sans-Gne' located in any film archives,[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7201/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: 'Madame Sans-Gne'] it is a lost film.[https://web.archive.org/web/20141225003106/http://www.thegreatstars.com/lost_film_wanted.htm Madame Sans-Gne at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted] (Wayback Machine) A vintage movie trailer displaying short clips of the film still exists, however, and can be seen on YouTube.
See also
*List of lost films
*List of Paramount Pictures films
References
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