The Belle of Broadway (1926)

Madame Adele, once a great star of the Paris theatre, has fallen upon hard times. But she allows a young American performer, Marie Duval, to perform as the Madame Adele of old, and both ... See full summary »

Director:

Harry O. Hoyt

Writers:

J. Grubb Alexander (story), Jean Perry (story),

Stars:

Betty Compson, Herbert Rawlinson, Edith Yorke

Cast

Cast overview:
Betty Compson	...	Marie Duval
Herbert Rawlinson	...	Paul Merlin
Edith Yorke	...	Madame Adele
Armand Kaliz	...	Count Raoul de Parma
Ervin Renard
Max Barwyn	...	(as Max Berwyn)
Albert Roccardi
Edward Warren
Tom Ricketts
Edward Kipling
Wilfrid North
August Tollaire

Storyline

Madame Adele, once a great star of the Paris theatre, has fallen upon hard times. But she allows a young American performer, Marie Duval, to perform as the Madame Adele of old, and both become the darlings of Paris, one again and the other newly-crowned.

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Plot Keywords:

american | performer | star | applause | 1920s | 

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Taglines:

A ROMANTIC DRAMA OF YOUTH GLORIFIED AND AGE DEFIED! (original poster - all caps)

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

15 August 1926 (USA)

Also Known As:

Darling of Paris

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min 63 min (restored)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.

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Connections

Featured in The Lady with the Torch (1999)

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