The Red Kimona (1925)

Director:

Walter Lang

Writers:

Adela Rogers St. Johns (by), Dorothy Arzner (adaptation),

Stars:

Priscilla Bonner, Nellie Bly Baker, Carl Miller

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Priscilla Bonner	...	Gabrielle
Nellie Bly Baker	...	Clara
Carl Miller	...	Howard Blaine
Mary Carr	...	The Matron
Virginia Pearson	...	Mrs. Fontaine
Tyrone Power Sr.	...	Gabrielle's Father (as Tyrone Power)
Sheldon Lewis	...	District Attorney
Theodore von Eltz	...	Freddy - the Chauffeur (as Theodore Von Eltz)
Emily Fitzroy	...	The Housekeeper
George Siegmann	...	Mr. Mack (as George Seigman)
Dot Farley	...	The Inquisitive One

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

attempted rape | prostitution | melodrama | new orleans louisiana | usa | 

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Taglines:

DOES WHITE SLAVERY REALLY EXIST? (original poster-all caps)

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 November 1925 (USA)

Also Known As:

Red Kimona

Filming Locations:

Fine Arts Studios - 4516 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blanc de Chine Films, Mrs. Wallace Reid Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min 77 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The story was based on a true story and Gabrielle Darley was a real person, but producer Dorothy Davenport did not secure her permission to film the events in her life. When Darley, who had since moved on to marry and become an upstanding member of her community, found out that a film of her life had been made without her consent, she sued Davenport and financially ruined her. Matters of invasion of privacy by the media were not clear in 1925, and it's unlikely that Ms. Darley would have been able to win the case nowadays, since most details of the trial were a matter of public record.

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Goofs

Set in 1917, the fashions and cars are contemporary with 1925, when the film was made.

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Connections

Featured in The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors (1993)

User Reviews

Kimona of the 20's

This silent was extremly racy for it's time. The director was known for making controversy with her films. The movie takes a look at a woman who is a prostitute. There is some wonderful acting performed in this film & it's one that should never be forgotton...but thats what true art is all about. Classic scene's between Priscilla Bonner & co-star Nellie Bly Baker(former secretary of Charlie Chaplin.) I give this movie a 7.