Her Sister From Paris (1925)

74 mins | Comedy | 2 August 1925

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HISTORY

Gertrude Claire and Margaret Mann are separately credited with the role of Bertha.
       According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant. A DVD presentation of a restored copy of Her Sister from Paris was screened at the 2009 Kansas Silent Film Festival in Topeka, KS, on 28 February 2009.
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Gertrude Claire and Margaret Mann are separately credited with the role of Bertha.
       According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant. A DVD presentation of a restored copy of Her Sister from Paris was screened at the 2009 Kansas Silent Film Festival in Topeka, KS, on 28 February 2009.

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Exhibitors Trade Review
15 Apr 1925
p. 43
Film Daily
30 Aug 1925
p. 6
MPW
5 Sep 1925
p. 63
Variety
26 Aug 1925
p. 25
DETAILS
Release Date:
2 August 1925
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Joseph M. Schenck
10 August 1925
LP21708
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
74
Length(in feet):
7,255
Length(in reels):
7
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Joseph Weyringer, a celebrated author, loses interest in his wife and finally drives her away. The lady in question, Helen Weyringer, then meets up with her twin sister, Lola, a celebrated dancer and vamp, and Lola decides to help her sister regain Joseph's affections, persuading Helen to assume the identity of Lola and return to her husband. Both Joseph and his friend Robert fall in love with this "Lola," and Joseph attempts to seduce her. She then tells Joseph that she will give herself to him as soon as he declares himself to have been a rotten husband to Helen. Joseph eagerly confesses, and Helen then reveals that he has been making love to his own wife Joseph and Helen are reconciled and decide to begin life together ...

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Joseph Weyringer, a celebrated author, loses interest in his wife and finally drives her away. The lady in question, Helen Weyringer, then meets up with her twin sister, Lola, a celebrated dancer and vamp, and Lola decides to help her sister regain Joseph's affections, persuading Helen to assume the identity of Lola and return to her husband. Both Joseph and his friend Robert fall in love with this "Lola," and Joseph attempts to seduce her. She then tells Joseph that she will give herself to him as soon as he declares himself to have been a rotten husband to Helen. Joseph eagerly confesses, and Helen then reveals that he has been making love to his own wife Joseph and Helen are reconciled and decide to begin life together anew.

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Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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