The American Venus
- For the 2007 Canadian film, see American Venus.
| The American Venus | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Frank Tuttle |
| Produced by |
Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky |
| Written by |
Townsend Martin Frederick Stowers Robert Benchley (titles) |
| Starring |
Esther Ralston Ford Sterling Edna May Oliver Louise Brooks |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The American Venus was a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle, and starring Esther Ralston, Ford Sterling, Edna May Oliver, Lawrence Gray, Fay Lanphier, Louise Brooks, Kenneth MacKenna, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and released by Paramount Pictures. Brooks appears, in her first credited role as 'Miss Bayport'. Lanphier was crowned Miss America in 1925.[1]
This film is now considered a lost film, with two trailers and two short segments in Technicolor surviving in the Library of Congress collection. The film was made at Paramount's Astoria Studios in New York City, and the title cards were co-written by Robert Benchley.
Cast
- Esther Ralston as Mary Gray
- Lawrence Gray as Chip Armstrong
- Ford Sterling as Hugo Niles
- Fay Lanphier as Miss Alabama
- Louise Brooks as Miss Bayport
- Edna May Oliver as Mrs. Niles
- Kenneth MacKenna as Horace Niles
- William B. Mack as John Gray
- George De Carlton as Sam Lorber
- W. T Benda as Artist
- Ernest Torrence as King Neptune
- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Triton
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The American Venus. |
- The American Venus at the Internet Movie Database
- The American Venus entry at SilentEra (includes original theatrical trailer)
- The American Venus at AllMovie