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It Happened in Paris
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by David Hartford

Cast: Madame Yorska [Yvonne Dupré; Juliette], W. Lawson Butt [Romildo, the gypsy], Rose Dione [Creota], Charles Gunn [Dick Gray], Hayward Mack [Léon Maisson], Sarah Bernhardt [herself], David Hartford [himself]

[?] Tyrad Pictures, Incorporated? production; distributed on State Rights basis by Tyrad Pictures, Incorporated. / Scenario by Jack Cunningham, from a screen story by Sarah Bernhardt. Scenario editor, Winifred Dunn. Production supervision by Sarah Bernhardt. Cinematography by M. Matzene. Presented by Sarah Bernhardt. / Released [?] 26 December 1919? / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot at the Brunton studio in Los Angeles, California. Bernhardt appears in a prologue to the film discussing the production with Yorska and Hartford.

Drama: Society.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in Menefee-Bernhardt p. 138.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Crime: Rape - Dual roles - France: Paris - French - Police

Listing updated: 31 October 2022.

References: Menefee-Bernhardt pp. 138-140, 151, 154 : Website-IMDb.