Bella Donna (1915 film)
| Bella Donna | |
|---|---|
 Contemporary newspaper advertisement. | |
| Directed by | Edwin S. Porter Hugh Ford |
| Based on | Bella Donna by James Bernard Fagan |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Charles Frohman |
| Starring | Pauline Frederick |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Bella Donna is a 1915 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and the Charles Frohman Company, starring Pauline Frederick, and based on the 1912 play Bella Donna by James Bernard Fagan adapted from the 1909 novel of the same name by Robert Smythe Hichens.[1][2]
In 1912, Alla Nazimova starred in a Broadway stage version which ran for 72 performances. A second version of the novel and play was filmed in 1923 starring Pola Negri.[3]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (March 2022) |
Cast
[edit]- Pauline Frederick as Bella Donna
- Thomas Holding as Nigel Armine
- Julian L'Estrange as Baroudi
- Eugene Ormonde as Dr. Isaacson
- George Majeroni as Ibraham
- Edmund Shalet as Hamza
- Helen Sinnott as The Maid
- Betty Blythe as A Dancer (uncredited)
Preservation
[edit]Bella Donna is currently presumed lost.[4][5] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Tibbetts, John C. (1985). The American Theatrical Film: Stages in Development. Popular Press. p. 70. ISBN 0-879-72289-4.
- ^ "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Bella Donna". afi.com. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
- ^ Parish, James Robert; Stanke, Don E. (1975). The Debonairs. Arlington House. p. 50. ISBN 0-870-00293-7.
- ^ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Bella Donna". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
- ^ de Groat, Greta (March 29, 2015), The Pauline Frederick Website: Bella Donna, stanford.edu, retrieved April 27, 2026
- ^ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
External links
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