The Seven Swans

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The Seven Swans
The Seven Swans 1918 newspaper.jpg
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Directed by J. Searle Dawley
Written byJ. 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
Release date
  • December 31, 1917 (1917-12-31)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent film. (English intertitles)

The Seven Swans is a lost [1] 1917 American silent fantasy film starring Marguerite Clark. Famous Players Film Company produced and J. Searle Dawley directed. [2]

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Plot

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Seven Swans". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Seven Swans". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved November 27, 2025.


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