The Seven Swans
| The Seven Swans | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | J. Searle Dawley |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor |
| Written by |
Hans Christian Andersen(story) J. Searle Dawley(scenario) |
| Starring |
Marguerite Clark Richard Barthelmess |
| Cinematography | H. Lyman Broening |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | December 31, 1917 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent film..(English intertitles) |
The Seven Swans is lost[1] 1917 silent film fantasy starring Marguerite Clark. Famous Players Film Company produced and J. Searle Dawley directed.[2]
Plot
Based on a story by Hans Christian Andersen, Clark stars as Princess Tweedledee who later falls in love with Prince Charming. An evil witch, yearning to take over a kingdom, turns the Princess's brothers into swans. Moon Fairies vow to turn her brothers back to humans if she knits them seven robes and not speak to another human for a specified amount of time.
Cast
- Marguerite Clark - Princess Tweedledee
- William E. Danforth - The King
- Augusta Anderson - The Wicked Queen
- Edwin Denison - The Lord High Chancellor
- Daisy Belmore - The Witch
- Richard Barthelmess - Prince Charming
- Richard Allen - Princess Tweedeldee's Brother
- Jere Austin - Tweedeldee's Brother
- Joseph Sterling - Tweedeldee's Brother
- Frederick Merrick - Tweedeldee's Brother
- Lee F. Daly - Tweedeldee's Brother
- Stanley King - Tweedeldee's Brother
- Gordon Dana - Tweedeldee's Brother