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Circe, the Enchantress
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Wikipedia article
'Circe, the Enchantress' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film starred Leonard's then-wife Mae Murray. This was their last collaboration, and they divorced soon after. Considered to be a lost film for decades, a print of 'Circe, the Enchantress' was found at a foreign archive.[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4284/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:' Circe, the Enchantress']
Plot
Cecilie Brunner (Murray) was once a good natured woman. After the death of her mother, she becomes a cynical vamp. She falls in love with surgeon Peter Van Martyn (James Kirkwood, Sr.). Peter makes clear he does not approve her life style. This results in Cecilie even partying more. She ends up gambling her home away.
Realizing her life style isn't appropriate, Cecilie changes back into a sweet woman. However, she is paralyzed after being hit by a car, while saving a child. It is Peter who heals her.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110520014538/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/87280/Circe-the-Enchantress/overview New York Times] Overview (Plot)
Cast
* Mae Murray - Circe (mythical goddess)/Cecilie Brunne
* James Kirkwood, Sr. - Dr. Peter Van Martyn
* Tom Ricketts - Archibald Crumm
* Charles K. Gerrard - Ballard 'Bal' Barrett
* William Haines - William Craig
* Lillian Langdon - Sister Agatha
* Gene Cameron - 'Madame' Ducelle (modiste)
References
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