Lucretia Lombard

Lucretia Lombard, also known as Flaming Passion, is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Based upon the 1922 novel of the same name by Kathleen Norris, it stars Irene Rich, Monte Blue, and a young Norma Shearer, just prior to her signing with MGM.[2][3]

Lucretia Lombard
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Directed by	Jack Conway
Produced by	Harry Rapf
Written by	Scenario: Bertram Milhauser Sada Cowan
Based on	Lucretia Lombard by Kathleen Norris
Starring	Irene Rich Monte Blue Norma Shearer
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	December 8, 1923 (limited release)
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$128,000[1]
Box office	$385,000[1]

Cast

• Irene Rich as Lucretia Lombard
• Monte Blue as Stephen Winship
• Marc McDermott as Sir Allen Lombard
• Norma Shearer as Mimi
• Alec B. Francis as Judge Winship
• John Roche as Fred Winship
• Lucy Beaumont as Mrs. Winship
• Otto Hoffman as Sandy, Lombard's servant
• Florence Lawrence

Box office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $348,000 domestically and $37,000 foreign.[1]

Preservation status

This film still survives at George Eastman House and Pacific Film Archive.[4] It was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions[5] in the 1950s and shown on television.

References

1. Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 2 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Lucretia Lombard
3. Progressive Silent Film List: Lucretia Lombard at silentera.com
4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Lucretia Lombard
5. 1957 Movies from AAP Warner Bros Features & Cartoons, Sales Book Directed at TV

External links

• Lucretia Lombard at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie