The Belle of Broadway (1926)
Romance | 15 August 1926
Director:
Harry O. HoytWriters:
J. Grubb Alexander, Jean PearyProducer:
Harry CohnCinematographer:
J. O. TaylorProduction Company:
Columbia Pictures Corp.An item in the 7 Apr 1926 Var announced this film under the working title, Adele, the Belle of Broadway. Columbia Pictures Corp.’s vice-president Harry Cohn was said to be in charge of the production, which was slated to be director Harry O. Hoyt’s first in a series of pictures he had just signed on to direct for the studio, according to a 19 Jun 1926 Motion Picture News brief. Although the 14 Jul 1926 Var announced that André Mattoni would co-star opposite Betty Compson, Mattoni does not appear to have been included in the final cast.
As noted in the 4 Aug 1926 Film Daily and 25 Aug 1926 San Francisco Examiner, this film was based on Paul Herve’s musical comedy, Adele, which had its Broadway debut on 28 Aug 1913 at the Longacre Theatre.
Two wigs worn by actress Betty Compson—one white and one blonde—were praised in an 18 Dec 1926 [Monrovia, CA] Monrovia Daily News item, which identified Perc Westmore as the wigmaker. The wigs were said to have cost $500 a piece.
This film is extant, according to the Library of Congress American Silent Film Survival Database. ...
An item in the 7 Apr 1926 Var announced this film under the working title, Adele, the Belle of Broadway. Columbia Pictures Corp.’s vice-president Harry Cohn was said to be in charge of the production, which was slated to be director Harry O. Hoyt’s first in a series of pictures he had just signed on to direct for the studio, according to a 19 Jun 1926 Motion Picture News brief. Although the 14 Jul 1926 Var announced that André Mattoni would co-star opposite Betty Compson, Mattoni does not appear to have been included in the final cast.
As noted in the 4 Aug 1926 Film Daily and 25 Aug 1926 San Francisco Examiner, this film was based on Paul Herve’s musical comedy, Adele, which had its Broadway debut on 28 Aug 1913 at the Longacre Theatre.
Two wigs worn by actress Betty Compson—one white and one blonde—were praised in an 18 Dec 1926 [Monrovia, CA] Monrovia Daily News item, which identified Perc Westmore as the wigmaker. The wigs were said to have cost $500 a piece.
This film is extant, according to the Library of Congress American Silent Film Survival Database.
Adèle, the idol of the Paris theater in 1896, is jealously guarded by her husband from the open admiration of the Count Raoul de Parma; but he deserts her, taking with him their only child, Paul. Years later, earning a meager living, Adèle meets a young American, Marie Duval, who performs in a revue. In a moment of caprice, Marie tries on Adèle's old costume for Du Barry; a plan is then devised whereby Marie, under the tutelage of Adèle, becomes the darling of Paris and is presented as the rejuvenated actress. Paul Merlin, now grown to manhood, falls deeply in love with Marie, and the count, thinking she is the once again young Adèle, reenacts his passionate declaration. The count invites Marie to his apartment for dinner, discovers her masquerade, and forces his attentions on her; but she is rescued at the last minute by Paul, who, following a harmless duel, is reunited with his mother and ...
Adèle, the idol of the Paris theater in 1896, is jealously guarded by her husband from the open admiration of the Count Raoul de Parma; but he deserts her, taking with him their only child, Paul. Years later, earning a meager living, Adèle meets a young American, Marie Duval, who performs in a revue. In a moment of caprice, Marie tries on Adèle's old costume for Du Barry; a plan is then devised whereby Marie, under the tutelage of Adèle, becomes the darling of Paris and is presented as the rejuvenated actress. Paul Merlin, now grown to manhood, falls deeply in love with Marie, and the count, thinking she is the once again young Adèle, reenacts his passionate declaration. The count invites Marie to his apartment for dinner, discovers her masquerade, and forces his attentions on her; but she is rescued at the last minute by Paul, who, following a harmless duel, is reunited with his mother and Marie.
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