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The White Monkey
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = The White Monkey
| image = The White Monkey ad from Exhibitor's Trade Review (weekly, May 30, 1925 to August 29, 1925) (page 150 crop).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Seattle, Washington, theater showing the film
| director = Phil Rosen
| producer = Arthur H. Sawyer
| writer = Arthur Hoerl (adaptation)
Louis Sherwin (titles)
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = Barbara La Marr
Thomas Holding
Henry Victor
| narrator =
| music = Charles Previn
| cinematography = Rudolph Bergquist
| editing = Teddy Hanscom
| studio = Associated Pictures
| distributor = First National Pictures
| released =
| runtime = 7 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
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'The White Monkey' is a 1925 American silent drama film, directed by Phil Rosen and starring Barbara La Marr, Thomas Holding, and Henry Victor. It was released by First National Pictures on June 7, 1925.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WhiteMonkey1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The White Monkey'] at silentera.com
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Fleur, daughter of Soames Forsyte, marries Michael Mont, whose best friend Wilfrid Desert, author, painter, and traveler, is also in love with her. He knows that Fleur married Michael without any love for him. When Fleur refuses to allow him to leave London, he decides that he has a chance to win her. Wilfrid tells Michael that he will win her away from him if he can. Michael, also of the generation after the war, refuses to coerce Fleur or attempt any heroics with Wilfred. He later discovers them together after she has told him that she has gone.
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