Sandra (1924 film)
Sandra is a lost 1924 American silent drama film directed by Arthur H. Sawyer and starring Barbara La Marr and Bert Lytell. It was produced by Arthur H. Sawyer and Bernard Lubin's Associated Pictures for distribution by First National Pictures.[1]
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| Directed by | Arthur H. Sawyer |
| Produced by | Arthur H. Sawyer Herbert Lubin |
| Written by | Winifred Dunn Arthur H. Sawyer Barbara La Marr (all uncredited) |
| Based on | Sandra by Pearl Doles Bell |
| Starring | Barbara La Marr Bert Lytell Leila Hyams |
| Cinematography | George Clarke |
Production company | Associated Pictures |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 8 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
A dramatic and early silent film depiction of a bipolar woman who is a loving housewife and on the other hand who craves adventure. The term bipolar probably not in wide use then but 'Sandra' certainly has what would have been known as a Jekyll / Hyde complex.
Cast
- Barbara La Marr as Sandra Waring
- Bert Lytell as David Waring
- Leila Hyams as Mait Stanley
- Augustin Sweeney as Bob Stanley
- Maude Hill as Mrs. Stanley
- Edgar Nelson as Mr. Stanley
- Leon Gordon as Stephen Winslow
- Leslie Austin as Rev. William J. Hapgood
- Lillian Ten Eyck as Mimi
- Morgan Wallace as Francois Molyneaux
- Arthur Edmund Carewe as Henri La Flamme
- Helen Gardner as La Flamme's Wife
- Alice Weaver as Dancer
- Ethlyne Clair (uncredited)
- Downing Clarke (uncredited)
Preservation
With no copies of Sandra located in any film archives,[2] it is a lost film. A trailer exists in the Library of Congress collection.[3]
References
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Sandra
- The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Sandra
- Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 158, c.1978 by the American Film Institute
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