| The Winding Stair | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | John Griffith Wray |
| Written by | Julian La Mothe |
| Based on | The Winding Stair by A.E.W. Mason |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Karl Struss |
| Production company | Fox Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Winding Stair is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and starring Alma Rubens, Edmund Lowe, and Warner Oland. It is based on the 1923 novel of the same name by the British writer A.E.W. Mason.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, a French Legionnaire on foreign station loves a cafe dancer, and when the natives rebel and the young woman is endangered, the officer leaves his command to go to the woman's aid. His friend saves him from court-martial and he heads a regiment in the World War. When the war ends, he marries the dancer.
Cast
- Alma Rubens as Marguerite
- Edmund Lowe as Paul
- Warner Oland as Petras
- Mahlon Hamilton as Gerard
- Emily Fitzroy as Madame Muller
- Chester Conklin as Onery
- Frank Leigh as Andrea
- Zalla Zarana as Fifi
- Jane Thomas
Preservation
With no prints of The Winding Stair located in any film archives, it is lost film.
References
- Goble p. 1018
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Winding Stair
- "New Pictures: The Winding Stair", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (6), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 59, October 31, 1925, retrieved November 3, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Winding Stair
- Progressive Silent Film List: The Winding Stair at silentera.com
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 1-85739-229-9
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- 1925 films
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- 1920s American films
- 1920s English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent feature films
- Films based on works by A. E. W. Mason
- Films directed by John Griffith Wray
- Films set in deserts
- Fox Film films
- Lost American drama films
- Silent American drama films
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