The Woman from Moscow
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| The Woman from Moscow | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ludwig Berger |
| Screenplay by | John Farrow |
| Based on | play Fédora by Victorien Sardou |
| Starring | Pola Negri Norman Kerry Lawrence Grant |
| Edited by | Frances Marsh E. Lloyd Sheldon |
| Music by | Karl Hajos (sound track, music and effects) |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) English Intertitles) |
The Woman from Moscow is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film starring Pola Negri. This was Negri's last film without synchronized speech. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film Western Electric Sound System process.[1]
The picture is a remake of Paramount's 1918 Pauline Frederick film Fedora, based on the play by Victorien Sardou.
Cast
[edit]- Pola Negri as Princess Fedora
- Norman Kerry as Loris Ipanoff
- Lawrence Grant as The General Stroganoff
- Paul Lukas as Vladimir, his son
- Otto Matieson as Gretch Milner
- Maude George as Olga Andreavitshka
- Bodil Rosing as Nadia
- Jack Luden as Ipanoff's Brother
- Martha Franklin as Ipanoff's Mother
- Mirra Rayo as Ipanoff's Sister
- Tetsu Komai as Groom
Music
[edit]The film featured a theme song entitled "Mine Alone" which was composed by Karl Hajos.
Preservation status
[edit]- Reels 4, 6, and 7 exist at Lobster Films.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- The Woman from Moscow at IMDb
- allmovie/synopsis;The Woman from Moscow
- lobby card of Pola in the film
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Categories:
- 1928 films
- Paramount Pictures films
- American films based on plays
- Films based on Fédora
- American black-and-white films
- American silent feature films
- Films scored by Karl Hajos
- Films directed by Ludwig Berger
- 1920s American films
- Silent American romantic drama films
- Synchronized sound films
- Silent romantic drama film stubs