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Barbara La Marr (right).
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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The Heart of a Siren
Also known as Heart of a Temptress in the USA
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6700 feet
Directed by Phil Rosen
Cast: Barbara La Marr [Isabella Echevaria], Conway Tearle [Gerald Rexford], Harry Morey [John Strong], Paul Doucet [Mario Gonzalez], Ben Finney (Benjamin F. Finney Jr.) [George Drew], Florence Auer [Lisette], Ida Darling [Mrs. Rexford, Duchess of Chatham], William Ricciardi [Emilio, Isabella’s uncle], Clifton Webb [Maxim], Florence Billings [Lady Louise Calvert], Mike Rayle (Michael Rayle) [Pierre], Harry Semels [the barfly], Katherine Sullivan [Marie], Tammany Young [the pickpocket]
Associated Pictures Corporation production; distributed by First National Pictures, Incorporated. / Scenario by Arthur Hoerl, from an adaptation by Frederick Hatton and Fanny Hatton of the play Hail and Farewell by William Hurlbut. Production supervision by Arthur H. Sawyer. Production management by Barney Lubin. Art direction by M.P. Staulcup. Costume design by Charles Le Maire. Assistant director, Al Hall (Alexander Hall). Cinematography by Rudolph Berquist (Rudolph J. Bergquist). Edited by Elmer J. McGovern. / © 9 March 1925 (as Heart of a Temptress) by Associated Pictures Corporation [LP21225]. © 2 April 1925 (as Heart of a Siren) by Associated Pictures Corporation [LP21296]. Released 15 March 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] The film may have initially been released as Heart of a Temptress in March 1925, then the title was changed.
Drama: Romance.
Survival status: Print exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive [16mm reduction positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 7 December 2022.
References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 41; Limbacher-Feature p. 105 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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