La Belle Russe is a 1919 American silent romantic drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Theda Bara, Warburton Gamble, Marian Stewart, Robert Lee Keeling, William B. Davidson, and Alice Wilson. It is based on the 1882 play of the same name by David Belasco, which was previously adapted for the screen in 1914. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on September 21, 1919.[1][2][3]

La Belle Russe
Advertisement for the La Belle Russe on pages 12 and 13 of the Exhibitors Herald (August 30, 1919)
Directed by	Charles Brabin
Written by	Charles Brabin (scenario)
Based on	La Belle Russe by David Belasco
Starring	Theda Bara Warburton Gamble Marian Stewart Robert Lee Keeling William B. Davidson Alice Wilson
Cinematography	George W. Lane
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	September 21, 1919 (1919-09-21)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film (English intertitles)

Plot

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Cast

• Theda Bara as Fleurette Sackton / La Belle Russe
• Warburton Gamble as Phillip Sackton
• Marian Stewart as Phillip Sackton Jr.
• Robert Lee Keeling as Sir James Sackton
• William B. Davidson as Brand
• Alice Wilson as Lady Sackton
• Robert Vivian as Butler
• Lewis Broughton

Preservation

The film is now considered lost,[4] being among the films whose last copies, were destroyed in the 1937 Fox vault fire, like most of Theda Bara's filmography.

See also

• List of lost films

References

External links

• La Belle Russe at IMDb

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