The Seven Swans

The Seven Swans
The Seven Swans
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Directed by	J. Searle Dawley
Written by	J. Searle Dawley
Based on	The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen
Produced by	Adolph Zukor
Starring	Marguerite Clark; Richard Barthelmess
Cinematography	H. Lyman Broening
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 31, 1917;
Country	USA
Language	Silent film..(English intertitles)

The Seven Swans is a lost^[1] 1917 silent film fantasy starring Marguerite Clark. Famous Players Film Company produced and J. Searle Dawley directed.^[2]

Plot

Loosely based on The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen, Clark stars as Princess Tweedledee who later falls in love with Prince Charming. An evil witch, yearning to take over a kingdom, turns the Princess's brothers into swans. Moon Fairies vow to turn her brothers back to humans if she knits them seven robes and not speak to another human for a specified amount of time.

Cast

Marguerite Clark - Princess Tweedledee
William E. Danforth - The King
Augusta Anderson - The Wicked Queen
Edwin Denison - The Lord High Chancellor
Daisy Belmore - The Witch
Richard Barthelmess - Prince Charming
Richard Allen - Princess Tweedeldee's Brother
Jere Austin - Tweedeldee's Brother
Joseph Sterling - Tweedeldee's Brother
Frederick Merrick - Tweedeldee's Brother
Lee F. Daly - Tweedeldee's Brother
Stanley King - Tweedeldee's Brother
Gordon Dana - Tweedeldee's Brother

References

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[1] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Seven Swans

[2] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Seven Swans

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