Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)
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- Approved
- 2h 0min
- Comedy
- 06 Jan 1926 (Canada)
- Movie
A society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved.
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| Ronald Colman | ... |
Lord Darlington
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| Irene Rich | ... |
Mrs. Erlynne
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| May McAvoy | ... |
Lady Windermere
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| Bert Lytell | ... |
Lord Windermere
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| Edward Martindel | ... |
Lord Augustus Lorton
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| Carrie Daumery | ... |
The Duchess of Berwick
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Billie Bennett | ... |
Lady Plymdale (uncredited)
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| Michael Dark | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Helen Dunbar | ... |
Mrs. Cowper-Cowper (uncredited)
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Frank Finch Smiles | ... |
Waiter with Party Guest List (uncredited)
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| Larry Steers | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Ellinor Vanderveer | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Percy Williams | ... |
Waiter at the Party (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ernst Lubitsch | ||
Written by
| Oscar Wilde | ... | (play) |
| Julien Josephson | ... | (adapted to the screen by) |
| Maude Fulton | ... | (titles by) and |
| Eric Locke | ... | (titles by) |
Produced by
| Ernst Lubitsch | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Yati Durant | ... | (new score) |
Cinematography by
| Charles Van Enger | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
| Ernst Lubitsch | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Harold Grieve | ||
| Edgar G. Ulmer | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Sophie Wachner | ... | (costumes) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| George Hippard | ... | assistant director |
| Ernst Laemmle | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Victor Vance | ... | art titles |
Special Effects by
| F.N. Murphy | ... | electrical effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Willard Van Enger | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Samuel Goldwyn | ... | ronald colman appears courtesy of |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (presents) (An Ernst Lubitsch Production)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1925) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vitagraph Limited (1925) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers Pictures (1926) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Image Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Mrs Erlynne, the mother of Lady Windermere--who doesn't know about her--wants to be introduced in society so that she can marry Lord Augustus Lorton. Lord Windermere, who helped her with a cheque, invites her to his wife's birthday party, but Lady Windermere thinks she has reason to be jealous, so she decides to leave her husband and go to Lord Darlington, who is pining for her. Mrs Erlynne finds this out and tries to prevent this mistake, but her daughter leaves her fan in Lord Darlingtons residence.
Written by Stephan Eichenberg |
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| Taglines | The super-sensation of the Screen-the crowning achievement of the foremost Motion Picture Director in the world today- Ernst Lubitsch (Print Ad- Greenfield Recorder, ((Greenfield, Mass.)) 9 January 1926) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $320,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | One of the 50 films in the three-disk boxed DVD set called "More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894-1931" (2004), compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation from five American film archives. This film is preserved by the Museum of Modern Art, has a running time of 89 minutes and an added piano music score. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Historia del cine: Epoca muda (1983). See more » |
| Quotes |
Opening title card:
Lady Windermere faced the grave problem of seating her dinner guests. See more » |