Lombardi, Ltd.
Lombardi, Ltd. | |
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Still from film with Alice Lake and Bert Lytell | |
Directed by | Jack Conway |
Written by |
Fanny Hatton (play) Frederic Hatton (play) June Mathis (scenario) |
Starring |
Bert Lytell Alice Lake Vera Lewis Juanita Hansen Jean Acker Joseph Kilgour Ann May |
Cinematography | Robert Kurrle |
Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release dates |
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Country | United States |
Language |
Silent film (English intertitles) |
Lombardi, Ltd. (also sometimes styled Lombardi Limited in publicity materials) is a 1919 American feature silent film. It was adapted by June Mathis from a 1917 play of the same name by Frederick and Fanny Hatton, and directed by Jack Conway. The survival status of the film is classified as unknown,[1] suggesting that it is likely a lost film. Warner Baxter had an early uncredited minor role in the film.
Plot
Tito Lombardi struggles Fifth Avenue couture house is spiraling into financial afloat. Through a Broadway investor he meets and falls for a showgirl who soon proves to be a gold-digger; his attractive but plain female assistant Norah loves him but has never made her feelings known. With money from a third-party inheritance and some ingenuity by Norah, the House of Lombardi is resurrected. Lombardi and Norah find true love together.
References
- ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: Lombardi, Limited". Silent Era. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
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