The Swan
Directed by	Dimitri Buchowetzki
Written by	Melville Baker Dimitri Buchowetzki
Based on	The Swan (A Hattyú) 1914 play by Ferenc Molnár
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Frances Howard Adolphe Menjou Ricardo Cortez
Cinematography	Alvin Wyckoff
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 16, 1925 (1925-02-16)
Running time	6 reels (5,889 feet)
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Swan is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Frances Howard, Adolphe Menjou and Ricardo Cortez. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Production background

The film is based on Melville Baker's 1923 Broadway play adaptation, The Swan, of Ferenc Molnar's play A Hattyu Vigjatek Harom Felvonasbarn.

This film was directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki, a recent Russian immigrant working for Famous Players–Lasky. Buchowetzki had directed pictures in Russia, Sweden, and Germany. The story of this film was remade in 1930 as One Romantic Night, an early talkie for Lillian Gish, and in Technicolor as a 1956 vehicle for Grace Kelly.

Cast

• Frances Howard as Alexandra, The Swan
• Adolphe Menjou as Albert von Kersten-Rodenfels
• Ricardo Cortez as Dr. Walter, the Tutor
• Ida Waterman as Princess Beatrice
• Helen Lindroth as Amphirosa
• Helen Lee Worthing as Wanda von Gluck
• Joseph Depew as Prince George
• George Walcott as Prince Arsene
• Michael Visaroff as Father Hyacinth
• Michael Vavitch as Colonel Wunderlich
• Nicholas Soussanin as Lutzow
• Arthur Donaldson as Franz, the Court Chamberlain
• General Lodijensky as Master of the Hunt
• Clare Eames as Princess Dominica

Preservation status

This silent version survives and can be found on home video and DVD. ^{[1] [2]}

References

External links

• The Swan at IMDB
• The Swan at SilentEra
• The Swan at Allmovie
• The Swan at the TCM Movie Database
• The Swan at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Lobby cards for The Swan