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The Lover of Camille

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'The Lover of Camille' is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Harry Beaumont, and starring Monte Blue. The film was based on the French play 'Deburau' by Sacha Guitry, which was also adapted into a Broadway play by Harley Granville-Barker.[http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/L/LoverOfCamille1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Lover of Camille'] at silentera.com

Plot



As described in a review in a film magazine, Jean Gaspard Deburau (Blue), the clown of a pantomime theatre in Paris, is the idol of the populace. In a box is an attractive woman who waits for him after the show. Immediately he falls in love with her. After a time he return to find his own wife has left him for his friend Robillard (Lewis). To the woman, Marie (Prevost), Deburaus love has been but a passing thing, and returning to her he finds her in the arms of a wealthy fellow, Armand (Miller). Disillusioned, he quits the stage, finding a little happiness in his son Charles. Years pass, Deburau clings to the idea Marie will return, and finally she does, broken in health, telling him Armand has left her. She pleads that he return to the stage, 111 F with fever, she becomes delirious and Deburau marries her while she thinks he is Armand. At the first performance he breaks down because of his sorrow, and Marie dies. Hiding his broken heart, he dresses his son as the clown and finds some happiness in seeing him acclaimed by the populace.

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Preservation



A print of 'The Lover of Camille' is preserved at the Filmarchiv Austria (Wien).[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.962/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'The Lover of Camille']

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