fbpx
Wikipedia

The Winding Stair (film)

November 30, 2023

The Winding Stair is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and starring Alma Rubens, Edmund Lowe, and Warner Oland.[1] It is based on the 1923 novel of the same name by the British writer A.E.W. Mason.[2]

The Winding Stair
Advertisement
Directed byJohn Griffith Wray
Written byJulian La Mothe
Based onThe Winding Stair
by A.E.W. Mason
Produced byWilliam Fox
Starring
CinematographyKarl Struss
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • October 25, 1925 (1925-10-25)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot edit

As described in a film magazine review,[3] a French Legionnaire on foreign station loves a cafe dancer, and when the natives rebel and the young woman is endangered, the officer leaves his command to go to the woman’s aid. His friend saves him from court-martial and he heads a regiment in the World War. When the war ends, he marries the dancer.

Cast edit

Preservation edit

With no prints of The Winding Stair located in any film archives,[4] it is lost film.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Goble p. 1018
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Winding Stair
  3. ^ "New Pictures: The Winding Stair", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 23 (6): 59, October 31, 1925, retrieved November 3, 2022   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Winding Stair
  5. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Winding Stair at silentera.com

Bibliography edit

  • Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 1-85739-229-9

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Winding Stair (film).


 

This article about a silent drama film from the 1920s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

November 30, 2023
winding, stair, film, winding, stair, lost, 1925, american, silent, drama, film, directed, john, griffith, wray, starring, alma, rubens, edmund, lowe, warner, oland, based, 1923, novel, same, name, british, writer, mason, winding, stairadvertisementdirected, b. The Winding Stair is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and starring Alma Rubens Edmund Lowe and Warner Oland 1 It is based on the 1923 novel of the same name by the British writer A E W Mason 2 The Winding StairAdvertisementDirected byJohn Griffith WrayWritten byJulian La MotheBased onThe Winding Stairby A E W MasonProduced byWilliam FoxStarringAlma RubensEdmund LoweWarner OlandCinematographyKarl StrussProductioncompanyFox Film CorporationDistributed byFox Film CorporationRelease dateOctober 25 1925 1925 10 25 Running time60 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent English intertitles Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Preservation 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksPlot editAs described in a film magazine review 3 a French Legionnaire on foreign station loves a cafe dancer and when the natives rebel and the young woman is endangered the officer leaves his command to go to the woman s aid His friend saves him from court martial and he heads a regiment in the World War When the war ends he marries the dancer Cast editAlma Rubens as Marguerite Edmund Lowe as Paul Warner Oland as Petras Mahlon Hamilton as Gerard Emily Fitzroy as Madame Muller Chester Conklin as Onery Frank Leigh as Andrea Zalla Zarana as Fifi Jane ThomasPreservation editWith no prints of The Winding Stair located in any film archives 4 it is lost film 5 References edit Goble p 1018 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films The Winding Stair New Pictures The Winding Stair Exhibitors Herald Chicago Illinois Exhibitors Herald Company 23 6 59 October 31 1925 retrieved November 3 2022 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog The Winding Stair Progressive Silent Film List The Winding Stair at silentera comBibliography editGoble Alan 1999 The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film Walter de Gruyter ISBN 1 85739 229 9External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Winding Stair film The Winding Stair at IMDb Synopsis at AllMovie nbsp This article about a silent drama film from the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Winding Stair film amp oldid 1176640924, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.