The Little French Girl

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The Little French Girl
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Directed by Herbert Brenon
Screenplay by John Russell
Based onThe Little French Girl
by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
Starring Mary Brian
Maurice de Canonge
Paul Doucet
Maude Turner Gordon
Neil Hamilton
Julia Hurley
Jane Jennings
Cinematography Harold Rosson
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • May 31, 1925 (1925-05-31)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Little French Girl is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and written by John Russell and Anne Douglas Sedgwick from a 1924 novel by Sedgwick. The film stars Mary Brian, Maurice de Canonge, Paul Doucet, Maude Turner Gordon, Neil Hamilton, Julia Hurley, and Jane Jennings. The film was released on May 31, 1925, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] Madame Vervier, a sophisticated woman, sends her daughter Alix to live with Owen Bradley's parents in London. Madame is ashamed of the life she has led in Paris. Owen is in the midst of a flirtation with her despite his family's feelings and his having a fiancée. After Owen's death, Alix learns of the reputation her mother has, and tries to keep Toppie, Owen's fiancée, from joining a convent. Toppie is told of the affair between Owen and Madame, but she still wants to go to a convent. Giles, a friend of Toppie, goes from London to Paris seeking Alix, the "little French girl."

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of The Little French Girl located in any film archives, [4] it is a lost film. [5]

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References

  1. Janiss Garza (2015). "The-Little-French-Girl - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  2. "The Little French Girl". afi.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  3. "New Pictures: The Little French Girl", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (8): 84, May 16, 1925, retrieved February 22, 2022PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Little French Girl
  5. The Little French Girl at Lost Film Files: Lost Paramount Pictures films - 1925