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The Seven Swans
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Wikipedia article
'The Seven Swans' is a lost[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9044/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:'The Seven Swans'] 1917 silent film fantasy starring Marguerite Clark. Famous Players Film Company produced and J. Searle Dawley directed.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=17748 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 'The Seven Swans']
Plot
Loosely based on 'The Wild Swans' by Hans Christian Andersen, Clark stars as Princess Tweedledee who later falls in love with Prince Charming. An evil witch, yearning to take over a kingdom, turns the Princess's brothers into swans. Moon Fairies vow to turn her brothers back to humans if she knits them seven robes and not speak to another human for a specified amount of time.
Cast
*Marguerite Clark - Princess Tweedledee
*William E. Danforth - The King
*Augusta Anderson - The Wicked Queen
*Edwin Denison - The Lord High Chancellor
*Daisy Belmore - The Witch
*Richard Barthelmess - Prince Charming
*Richard Allen - Princess Tweedeldee's Brother
*Jere Austin - Tweedeldee's Brother
*Joseph Sterling - Tweedeldee's Brother
*Frederick Merrick - Tweedeldee's Brother
*Lee F. Daly - Tweedeldee's Brother
*Stanley King - Tweedeldee's Brother
*Gordon Dana - Tweedeldee's Brother
References
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