The Little French Girl

The Little French Girl
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Directed by	Herbert Brenon
Screenplay by	John Russell
Based on	The 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	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 31, 1925 (1925-05-31)
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United 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, and filmed in the British Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda, 640 miles off North Carolina, where some scenes were filmed at Government House, the official residence of the Governor and military Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda General Sir Joseph John Asser. ^[1] 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. ^{[2] [3]}

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, ^[4] 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

• Mary Brian as Alix Vervier
• Maurice de Canonge as Jerry Hamble
• Paul Doucet as Andre Valenbois
• Maude Turner Gordon as Lady Mary Hamble
• Neil Hamilton as Giles Bradley
• Julia Hurley as Mme. Dumont
• Jane Jennings as Mother Bradley
• Anthony Jowitt as Owen Bradley
• Alice Joyce as Madame Vervier
• Mario Majeroni as DeMaubert
• Esther Ralston as Toppie Westmacott
• Mildred Ryan as Ruth Bradley
• Eleanor Shelton

Preservation

With no prints of The Little French Girl located in any film archives, ^[5] it is a lost film. ^[6]

See also

• The Little Irish Girl (1926) starring Dolores Costello

References

1. "LOCAL JOTTINGS". The Royal Gazette. City of Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda. May 18, 1925. p. 1. "The Little French Girl," recently filmed in Bermuda by the Famous Players under Mr. Herbert Brenon, will be shown in the Mechanic's Hall tomorrow evening by the Humanophone Coy. Many of the scenes depicted in this film were enabled to be made in the Government House grounds through the courtesy of His Excellency the Governor.
2. 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.
3. "The Little French Girl". afi.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
4. "New Pictures: The Little French Girl", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (8): 84, May 16, 1925, retrieved February 22, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
5. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Little French Girl
6. The Little French Girl at Lost Film Files: Lost Paramount Pictures films - 1925

External links

• The Little French Girl at IMDb
• Stills at Alice Joyce website, stanford.edu
• The Little French Girl (novel) at Faded Page (Canada)