The Untamed Lady is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank Tuttle, and starring Gloria Swanson and Lawrence Gray. The film was also the debut of Nancy Kelly who was a child actress at the time. The film was written by James Ashmore Creelman from an original story by Fannie Hurst.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Frank Tuttle |
| Written by | James Ashmore Creelman |
| Story by | Fannie Hurst |
| Starring | Gloria Swanson Lawrence Gray |
| Cinematography | Frank Webber |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[3] St. Clair Van Tassel, a wealthy orphan who as a child had her every wish granted, develops into a beautiful but extremely bad tempered young woman who is wooed by many and loved by at least one. She breaks engagements with three men, but meets a different type of man in the fourth. When she attempts to break her engagement with him, he holds her captive in a cabin. She escapes, and, in pursuing her, the man is hurt. She goes to the hospital to see him, and there she becomes aware that her love for him has overcome her blazing temper.
Cast
edit- Gloria Swanson as St. Clair Van Tassel
- Lawrence Gray as Larry Gastlen
- Joseph W. Smiley as Uncle George
- Charles E. Graham as Shorty
- Nancy Kelly in an undetermined role
- Thomas Holding
- Anita Louise
Preservation
editWith no prints of The Untamed Lady located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
References
edit- ^ White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1988). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced In the United States, Part 2. R. R. Bowker. p. 850. ISBN 0-520-06301-5.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Untamed Lady at silentera.com
- ^ "New Pictures: The Untamed Lady". Exhibitors Herald. 24 (4). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 69 January 9, 1926. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Untamed Lady
External links
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- The Untamed Lady at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Synopsis at AllMovie
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