Bella Donna (1915 film)
Bella Donna was a 1915 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and the Charles Frohman Company, starring Pauline Frederick, and based on the 1912 play Bella Donna by James Bernard Fagan adapted from the 1909 novel of the same name by Robert Smythe Hichens.[1]
| Bella Donna | |
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 Contemporary newspaper advertisement. | |
| Directed by | Edwin S. Porter Hugh Ford |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Charles Frohman |
| Based on | Bella Donna by Robert Smythe Hichens Bella Donna by James Bernard Fagan |
| Starring | Pauline Frederick |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | silent (English intertitles) |
In 1912, Alla Nazimova starred in a Broadway stage version which ran for 72 performances. A second version of the novel and play was filmed in 1923 starring Pola Negri.[2]
Cast
- Pauline Frederick as Bella Donna
- Thomas Holding as Nigel Armine
- Julian L'Estrange as Baroudi
- Eugene Ormonde as Doctor Isaacson
- George Majeroni as Ibraham
- Edmund Shalet as Hamza
- Helen Sinnott as The Maid
- Betty Blythe as a dancer (uncredited)
See also
References
- Tibbetts, John C. (1985). The American Theatrical Film: Stages in Development. Popular Press. p. 70. ISBN 0-879-72289-4.
- Parish, James Robert; Stanke, Don E. (1975). The Debonairs. Arlington House. p. 50. ISBN 0-870-00293-7.
- The Pauline Frederick webpage, Bella Donna
External links
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- Bella Donna at silentera.com
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