Serenade (1927 film)

Serenade
Directed by	Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Screenplay by	Herman J. Mankiewicz Ernest Vajda
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor
Starring	Adolphe Menjou Kathryn Carver Lawrence Grant Lina Basquette Martha Franklin
Cinematography	Harry Fischbeck
Edited by	Ralph Block
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 24, 1927 (1927-12-24)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent..English intertitles

Serenade is a lost ^{[1] [2]} 1927 American drama silent film directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and written by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Ernest Vajda. The film stars Adolphe Menjou, Kathryn Carver, Lawrence Grant, Lina Basquette and Martha Franklin. The film was released on December 24, 1927, by Paramount Pictures. ^{[3] [4]}

Plot summary

Franz Rossi is a brilliant composer who is blessed with a beautiful wife named Gretchen. However, Rossi finds it necessary to involve himself with other women, and so he tries to keep Gretchen at home and away from his work. When Gretchen discovers what her husband has been up to, she disappears completely from view. In time, Rossi discovers that his wife is staying at a fancy hotel, where all indications are that Gretchen herself is now enjoying the favors of another man. ^[5]

Cast

• Adolphe Menjou as Franz Rossi
• Kathryn Carver as Gretchen
• Lawrence Grant as Josef Bruckner
• Lina Basquette as The Dancer
• Martha Franklin as Gretchen's Mother

References

1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Serenade
2. Serenade at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:..lost Paramount films - 1927
3. "Movie Review - Serenade - Mr. Menjou. - NYTimes.com". The New York Times . Retrieved February 11, 2015.
4. "Serenade". afi.com. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
5. Serenade (Film, 1927) - MovieMeter.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved February 17, 2025– via www.moviemeter.nl.

External links

• Serenade at IMDb
• Serenade at the TCM Movie Database
• Serenade at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films