The Black Butterfly is a lost[1] 1916 American silent drama film starring Olga Petrova and released by Metro Pictures.[2] The last known copy was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire. Extant footage was posted online in 2019.[3]

The Black Butterfly
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Directed by	Burton L. King
Written by	Olga Petrova (story) Lillian Case Russell (story) Wallace C. Clifton (scenario)
Starring	Olga Petrova
Cinematography	Andre Barlatier - French Wikipedia)
Production companies	Popular Plays and Players
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release date	December 4, 1916 (1916-12-04)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• Olga Petrova as Sonia Smirnov/Marie, the convent girl
• Mahlon Hamilton as Alan Hall
• Anthony Merlo as Girard
• Count Lewenhaupt as Lachaise
• Edward Brennan as Lord Braislin
• Violet Reed as Lady Constance Braislin
• John Hopkins as Don Luis Maredo
• Morgan Jones as Peter, father of Sonia
• Norman Kerry as Vladimir (as Norman Kaiser)
• Roy Pilcher as Gaston Duval
• Evelyn Dumo as Ciel, Sonia's maid

References

External links

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