Lucretia Lombard (original) (raw)
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1923 film by Jack Conway
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| Directed by | Jack Conway |
| Written by | Scenario:Bertram MilhauserSada Cowan |
| Based on | _Lucretia Lombard_by Kathleen Norris |
| Produced by | Harry Rapf |
| Starring | Irene RichMonte BlueNorma Shearer |
| Productioncompany | Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date | December 8, 1923 (1923-12-08) (limited release) |
| Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $128,000[1] |
| Box office | $385,000[1] |
Lucretia Lombard, also known as Flaming Passion, is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Based upon the 1922 novel of the same name by Kathleen Norris, it stars Irene Rich, Monte Blue, and a young Norma Shearer, just prior to her signing with MGM.[2][3]
- Irene Rich as Lucretia Lombard
- Monte Blue as Stephen Winship
- Marc McDermott as Sir Allen Lombard
- Norma Shearer as Mimi
- Alec B. Francis as Judge Winship
- John Roche as Fred Winship
- Lucy Beaumont as Mrs. Winship
- Otto Hoffman as Sandy, Lombard's servant
- Florence Lawrence
According to Warner Bros records the film earned 348,000domesticallyand348,000 domestically and 348,000domesticallyand37,000 foreign.[1]
Preservation status
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This film still survives at George Eastman House and Pacific Film Archive.[4] It was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions[5] in the 1950s and shown on television.
- ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 2 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Lucretia Lombard
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Lucretia Lombard at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Lucretia Lombard
- ^ 1957 Movies from AAP Warner Bros Features & Cartoons, Sales Book Directed at TV
- Lucretia Lombard at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie