The Humming Bird
The Humming Bird (also known as Les loups de Montmartre) is a 1924 American silent crime drama film directed by Sidney Olcott and starring Gloria Swanson. Produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film is based on the play of the same name by Maude Fulton who also starred in the Broadway production.[1][2]
| The Humming Bird | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Sidney Olcott |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Written by | Forrest Halsey (scenario) |
| Based on | The Humming Bird by Maude Fulton |
| Starring | Gloria Swanson |
| Cinematography | Harry Fischbeck |
| Edited by | Patricia Rooney |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Colonial Theater Ad, 1924
Cast
- Gloria Swanson as Toinette
- Edmund Burns as Randall Carey
- William Ricciardi as Papa Jacques
- Cesare Gravina as Charlot
- Mario Majeroni as La Roche
- Adrienne D'Ambricourt as The Owl
- Helen Lindroth as Henrietta Rutherford
- Rafael Bonqini as Bouchet
- Regina Quinn as Beatrice
- Aurelio Coccia as Bosque
- Jacques D'Auray as Zi-Zi
Production
The film was shot at the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens.[2]
Preservation
A print of The Humming Bird is housed at the Library of Congress and the Nederlands Filmmuseum.[3][4]
References
- White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog Of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 368. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
- Progressive Silent Film List: The Humming Bird at silentera.com
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature film Survival Catalog: The Humming Bird
- Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 85, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
External links
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- The Humming Bird at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lobby poster and still at silenthollywood.com
- (in French) The Humming Bird at website dedicated to Sidney Olcott
- Long poster; probably an Australian daybill
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