The Sporting Venus
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| File:The Sporting Venus.jpg
1925 theatrical poster
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| Directed by | Marshall Neilan |
| Screenplay by | Thomas J. Geraghty |
| Story by | Gerald Beaumont |
| Starring | Blanche Sweet Ronald Colman Lew Cody |
| Cinematography | David Kesson |
| Edited by | Blanche Sewell |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as Metro-Goldwyn |
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Release dates
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April 13, 1925 |
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Running time
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6 reels (5,938 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
The Sporting Venus (1925) is a silent romance film directed by Marshall Neilan.[1] The film was the second MGM release of Neilan, and starred his wife, actress Blanche Sweet,[2] who allegedly sported the lowest waistline of 1925. This is the first of two feature films that paired Ronald Colman with Blanche Sweet, the second being His Supreme Moment, which was released in May 1925.[3] This film is listed as being extant (surviving) at silentera database.[4]
Plot
Lady Gwendolyn (Blanche Sweet) is an heiress in love with a medical student, Donald (Ronald Colman), despite being bespoken to foreign prince Carlos (Lew Cody).
Cast
- Blanche Sweet as Lady Gwendolyn
- Ronald Colman as Donald MacAllan
- Lew Cody as Prince Carlos
- Josephine Crowell as Countess Van Alstyne
- Edward Martindel as Sir Alfred Grayle
- Kate Price as Housekeeper
- Hank Mann as Carlos' Valet
- Arthur Hoyt as Detective
- George Fawcett as Father
Reception
Life Magazine wrote ""The Sporting Venus" is typical of Neilan at his worst and at his best. It is foolish, inconsequential and spineless, and yet it is entertaining. ... If you look for rhyme or reason in "The Sporting Venus," you will look in vain."[5]
See also
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Sporting Venus at IMDb
- The Sporting Venus review at The New York Times
- synopsis The Sporting Venus, AllMovie.com
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