Madame la Presidente

Madame la Presidente is a surviving 1916 silent film comedy produced by Oliver Morosco and directed by Frank Lloyd. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and stars Broadway legend and musical comedy star Anna Held in what would be her final and only feature-length film. The film is based on a play, Madame Presidente, that starred Fannie Ward on Broadway.[1][2][3] [4]

Madame la Presidente
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Directed byFrank Lloyd
Written byMaurice Hennequin (play La Présidente)
Pierre Veber (play La Présidente)
Jose G. Levy(play)
Elliott J. Clawson (scenario)
Produced byOliver Morosco
StarringAnna Held
Forrest Stanley
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 6, 1916 (1916-02-06)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent(English intertitles)

Cast

Preservation

A copy of the film is preserved at UCLA Film and Television archive.[5]

See also

References
  1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 published by The American Film Institute, c.1988
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Madame La Presidente
  3. Madame la Presidente at silentera.com
  4. Madame Presidente as produced on Broadway at the Garrick Theatre September 15 1913 to January 1914, 128 performances; IBDb.com
  5. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Madame La Presidente


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