The Circle (1925)
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- 1h 11min
- Comedy, Drama
- 22 Sep 1925 (USA)
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| Eleanor Boardman | ... |
Elizabeth Cheney
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| Malcolm McGregor | ... |
Edward 'Teddy' Luton
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| Alec B. Francis | ... |
Lord Clive Cheney
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| Eugenie Besserer | ... |
Lady Catherine 'Kitty' Cheney
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| George Fawcett | ... |
Lord Hugh 'Hughie' Porteous
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| Creighton Hale | ... |
Arnold Cheney
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| Otto Hoffman | ... |
Dorker
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| Eulalie Jensen | ... |
Mrs. Alice Shenstone
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Buddy Smith | ... |
Young Arnold Cheney
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| Joan Crawford | ... |
Young Lady Catherine
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| Frank Braidwood | ... |
Young Hugh Porteous
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Derek Glynne | ... |
Young Clive Cheney
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Directed by
| Frank Borzage | ||
Written by
| Kenneth B. Clarke | ... | (adaptation) |
| W. Somerset Maugham | ... | (play) |
Produced by
| Frank Borzage | ... | producer |
Music by
| Garth Neustadter | ... | (2012) |
Cinematography by
| Chester A. Lyons | ||
Costume Design by
| Ethel P. Chaffin | ||
Art Department
| James Basevi | ... | settings |
| Cedric Gibbons | ... | settings |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1925) (United States) (theatrical)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1926) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Facets Multimedia Distribution (United States) (VHS)
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Storyline
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Elizabeth Cheney has a wealthy husband, social prominence and everything she could want in life . . . except Ted Lutton, the man she loves. Now, she must decide whether to give up everything and everyone to follow her heart in The Circle. At a time when divorce means a lifetime of banishment from family, friends and society--foregoing a life of ease for a life of hardship--Lady Elizabeth (Eleanor Boardman) wants to leave her husband, Arnold (Creighton Hale), for their friend Ted Lutton (Malcolm McGregor). To help convince herself to stay with her husband, she invites Arnold's mother, Lady Catherine (Eugenie Besserer), who left Arnold's father for Lord Porteous (George Fawcett). Everything that Elizabeth sees confirms her belief that she should forgo love and stay with her husband . . . until she witnesses the true love still shared by this couple living in social exile. |
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| Taglines | W. Somerset Maugham has turned the searchlight of truth on the greatest problem in the world! (Print Ad- Yonkers Statesman,((Yonkers, NY)) 16 October 1925) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Notable as the first film to feature Joan Crawford billed under her newly-christened screen name, selected from the winning entry in a Photoplay magazine contest. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of Strictly Unconventional (1930). See more » |
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Opening Title Card:
IT is the intention to herein point out that old, yet so valuable, moral - - "MAN MAY SELECT A WIFE - BUT HE SHOULD BE CAREFUL WHOSE WIFE HE SELECTS!" See more » |