| The Seven Swans | |
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| Directed by | J. Searle Dawley |
| Written by | J. Searle Dawley |
| Based on | The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | Marguerite Clark Richard Barthelmess |
| Cinematography | H. Lyman Broening |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent film. (English intertitles) |
The Seven Swans is a lost [1] 1917 silent film fantasy starring Marguerite Clark. Famous Players Film Company produced and J. Searle Dawley directed. [2]
Loosely based on The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen, Clark stars as Princess Tweedledee who later falls in love with Prince Charming. An evil witch, yearning to take over a kingdom, turns the Princess's brothers into swans. Moon Fairies vow to turn her brothers back to humans if she knits them seven robes and not speak to another human for a specified amount of time.