Madame Sans-Gêne (1925)
Comedy | 20 April 1925
Director:
Léonce PerretWriter:
Forrest HalseyCinematographer:
George WebberProduction Company:
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.The Oct 1924 AmCin and Dec 1924 Photoplay reported that Gloria Swanson and Charles de Roehe were filming in Paris, France.
The play Madame Sans-Gêne also was the basis of the 1963 French film Madame, directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Sophia Loren and Robert Hossein. For information on other screen adaptations, including the 1910 version, consult that entry. ...
The Oct 1924 AmCin and Dec 1924 Photoplay reported that Gloria Swanson and Charles de Roehe were filming in Paris, France.
The play Madame Sans-Gêne also was the basis of the 1963 French film Madame, directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Sophia Loren and Robert Hossein. For information on other screen adaptations, including the 1910 version, consult that entry.
Catherine Hubscher, the proprietress of a laundry in Paris, is known as Madame Sans-Gêne. Among the clients of this carefree woman are Napoléon, a young artillery lieutenant, and Lefebvre, a handsome soldier. After the French Revolution, Napoléon becomes emperor and Lefebvre is appointed a field marshal with the title of Duke of Danzig. Catherine becomes the Duchess of Danzig and alienates Napoléon's sisters by her rough manners at court. Napoléon orders Lefebvre to divorce her but relents when she reminds him of his unpaid laundry bills and of her faithful service to the army during the ...
Catherine Hubscher, the proprietress of a laundry in Paris, is known as Madame Sans-Gêne. Among the clients of this carefree woman are Napoléon, a young artillery lieutenant, and Lefebvre, a handsome soldier. After the French Revolution, Napoléon becomes emperor and Lefebvre is appointed a field marshal with the title of Duke of Danzig. Catherine becomes the Duchess of Danzig and alienates Napoléon's sisters by her rough manners at court. Napoléon orders Lefebvre to divorce her but relents when she reminds him of his unpaid laundry bills and of her faithful service to the army during the Revolution.
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