Diplomacy (1916 film)

Diplomacy is a 1916 silent film drama produced by the Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the 1878 stage play Diplomacy, adapted from the French play Dora (1877) by Victorien Sardou, which had enjoyed revivals and road shows for decades. This film stars Doro reprising her 1914 Broadway revival role.^[1] The film is now lost with just a fragment, 1 reel, remaining at the Library of Congress.^[2][3]

Diplomacy
Directed by	Sidney Olcott
Written by	Hugh Ford (scenario)
Based on	Diplomacy by Victorien Sardou
Produced by	Adolph Zukor
Starring	Marie Doro
Cinematography	Hal Young
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 27, 1916 (1916-02-27)
Running time	50 minutes; 5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent film (English intertitles)

The story was filmed again in 1926 as Diplomacy by Paramount with Blanche Sweet starring and her then husband Marshall Neilan directing.

Cast

• Marie Doro - Dora
• Elliott Dexter - Julian Beauclerc
• Edith Campbell - Comtesse Zicka(*as Edith Campbell Walker)
• George Majeroni - Count Orloff
• Frank Losee - Henri Beauclerc
• Russell Bassett - Baron Stein
• Ruth Rose - Mion