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Thelma Todd and Charles Murray.
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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Vamping Venus
Also known as Vênus à Solta in Brazil; Praegusaja Veenuse kättemaks in Estonia; Schiavo di venere in Italy; Nos Braços de Venus in Portugal
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels
Directed by Eddie Cline (Edward F. Cline)
Cast: Charlie Murray (Charles Murray) [Michael Cassidy; King Cassidy of Ireland], Louise Fazenda [Maggie Cassidy; Circe], Thelma Todd [Madame Vanezlos, the dancer; Venus], Russell Powell (Russ Powell) [Pete Papaglos; Bacchus], Joe Bonomo [Simonides the strongman; Hercules], Big Boy Williams (Guinn ‘Big Boy’ Williams) [Mars], Spec O’Donnell [the Western Union boy; Mercury], Fred O’Beck [Vulcan], Gus Partos (Gusztáv Pártos) [the shopkeeper], Gustav von Seyffertitz [Jupiter], Janet MacLeod [Juno], Yola d’Avril [the stenographer], Robert Livingston [the soldier], Cammilla Johnson [the little girl]
First National Pictures, Incorporated, production; distributed by First National Pictures, Incorporated. / Scenario by Howard J. Green, from a screen story by Bernard McConville. Cinematography by Dev Jennings (J. Devereaux Jennings). Camera assitant, Robert H. Wagner. Film editor, Paul Weatherwax. Intertitles written by Ralph Spence. Presented by Richard A. Rowland. / Released [?] 22 March or 13 May? 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in Ireland on 8 March 1929. The film was released in Estonia as Praegusaja Veenuse kättemaks on 18 February 1930. The film was released in Portugal as Nos Braços de Venus on 24 April 1930. / [?] Silent film?
Comedy.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 30 November 2023.
References: Edmonds-Todd p. 269 : ClasIm-204 p. 33 : Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.
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