The Divorcee (1919 film)
1919 film by Herbert Blaché / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Divorcee is a 1919 American society drama starring Ethel Barrymore in her last silent feature film. The film is based on a 1907 play, Lady Frederick by young Somerset Maugham, which had starred Barrymore on Broadway.[2] The play was already quite dated when this film was made, but the actress was always comfortable with this kind of soap-operish melodramatic material. Herbert Blaché directed, and June Mathis wrote the scenario based on Maugham's play. The film was produced and distributed by the Metro Pictures company.
The Divorcee | |
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Directed by | Herbert Blaché |
Written by | June Mathis (scenario) Katharine Kavanaugh (scenario) |
Based on | Lady Frederick 1907 play by W. Somerset Maugham |
Produced by | Maxwell Karger |
Starring | Ethel Barrymore E. J. Ratcliffe Holmes Herbert |
Cinematography | George K. Hollister |
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Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
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Running time | 5 reels; 4,400 feet (approximately 68 minutes)[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
It is believed to be a lost film.[3][4][5] The last known surviving copy was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire.