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HISTORY

The French play Zaza by Pierre François Samuel Berton and Charles Simon, as adapted in English by David Belasco, was also the basis for a 1915 Famous Players-Lasky production of the same name directed by Edwin S. Porter and starring Pauline Frederick (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1911-20) and the 1939 Paramount production directed by George Cukor and starring Claudette Colbert (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1931-40). ...

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The French play Zaza by Pierre François Samuel Berton and Charles Simon, as adapted in English by David Belasco, was also the basis for a 1915 Famous Players-Lasky production of the same name directed by Edwin S. Porter and starring Pauline Frederick (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1911-20) and the 1939 Paramount production directed by George Cukor and starring Claudette Colbert (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1931-40).

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
23 Sep 1923
p. 4
New York Times
17 Sep 1923
p. 18
Photoplay
Dec 1923
p. 72
Variety
20 Sep 1923
p. 23
DETAILS
Release Date:
16 September 1923
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.
9 October 1923
LP19484
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
7,076
Length(in reels):
7
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Zaza, a Parisian music hall soubrette, falls in love with Bernard Dufresne, a French diplomat, whom she believes to be unmarried. When she learns the truth from Florianne, a jealous colleague, she releases Dufresne, despite his offers to divorce his wife. Years later, Zaza is reunited with Dufresne after his wife has ...

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Zaza, a Parisian music hall soubrette, falls in love with Bernard Dufresne, a French diplomat, whom she believes to be unmarried. When she learns the truth from Florianne, a jealous colleague, she releases Dufresne, despite his offers to divorce his wife. Years later, Zaza is reunited with Dufresne after his wife has died.

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Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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