The Cardboard Lover
| The Cardboard Lover | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Z. Leonard |
| Produced by |
William Randolph Hearst (for Cosmopolitan) Harry Rapf Marion Davies (exec. producer) |
| Written by |
F. Hugh Herbert Carey Wilson Lucille Newmark (intertitles) |
| Based on |
the play Dans sa candeur naive by Jacques Deval |
| Starring |
Marion Davies Nils Asther Jetta Goudal |
| Cinematography | John Arnold |
| Edited by | Basil Wrangell |
Production company |
Cosmopolitan Productions |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release dates |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language |
Silent film English inter titles |
| Budget | $379,000[1] |
The Cardboard Lover is a 1928 silent film comedy produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard and stars Marion Davies and Swedish actor Nils Asther.
The film is based on the play Dans sa candeur naive by Jacques Deval.[2][3][4] (Turner Classic Movies states it is based on Deval's novel of the same name.) In London, Tallulah Bankhead played the lead female in the cast. On Broadway, Jeanne Eagels played the female lead.[5]
The film survives at the Library of Congress and in the Turner library, but is not available on DVD from Warner Archive Collection.[3][6]
In 2015 a second print of the film was found at a recycling centre.[7]
It was remade as The Passionate Plumber in 1932 and Her Cardboard Lover in 1942.
Cast
- Marion Davies - Sally (tour guide)
- Jetta Goudal - Simone (the vamp)
- Nils Asther - Andre (the tennis champ)
- Andres de Segurola - The Baritone (as himself)
- Tenen Holtz - Albine (tennis champ's valet)
- Pepi Lederer - Peppy (Sally's frenemy on the tour bus)
uncredited
- Carrie Daumery - Chaperon
References
- ↑ Slide, Anthony. Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film. Scarecrow Press. p 26
- ↑ The Cardboard Lover at the Internet Movie Database
- 1 2 "The Cardboard Lover". silentera.com.
- ↑ The Cardboard Lover at AllMovie
- ↑ Her Cardboard Lover produced on Broadway at the Empire Theatre Mar. 21, 1927 to Aug. 1927; IBDb.com
- ↑ Catalog of Holdings, The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress page 26 published by The American Film Institute c. 1978
- ↑ Enoch, Nick (24 July 2015). "That's a reel find: Trove of silent films from 100 years ago are discovered in dumped shelf unit at recycling centre including rare 1928 movie The Cardboard Lover". Daily Mail. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
External links
- The Cardboard Lover at IMDb.com
- allmovie/synopsis: The Cardboard Lover
- Backlots blog: The Cardboard Lover (1928)--A Rare Treasure