A scheming mother wishes to make a successful match between her daughter and a prince, yet another man, a commoner, may stand in the way.A scheming mother wishes to make a successful match between her daughter and a prince, yet another man, a commoner, may stand in the way.A scheming mother wishes to make a successful match between her daughter and a prince, yet another man, a commoner, may stand in the way.
Russ Powell
- Burgermeister of Rostenburg
- (uncredited)
Florence Wix
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis film is one of over 200 titles in the list of independent feature films made available for television presentation by Advance Television Pictures announced in Motion Picture Herald 4 April 1942. At this time, television broadcasting was in its infancy, almost totally curtailed by the advent of World War II, and would not continue to develop until 1945-1946. Because of poor documentation (feature films were often not identified by title in conventional sources) no record has yet been found of its initial television broadcast. It's earliest documented telecasts took place in both New York City and in Washington DC and in Baltimore Wednesday 13 July 1949 on WJZ (Channel 7) and on WMAL (Channel 7) and on WAAM (Channel 13), and in Philadelphia Saturday 31 December 1949 on WCAU (Channel 10).
- ConnectionsVersion of The Swan (1925)
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Early talkie that gets better as it goes on, plus Lillian Gish's talkie debut!
This film begins rather slowly, but gets more interesting as one progresses through the film. The Swan, later retitled One Romantic Night, was the talkie debut of silent film giant Lillian Gish. The criticism that Gish was too old for this part are baseless because Gish still looked quite young at this point (she certainly didn't look 37). She was also very dolled up and beautiful, looking every bit like a princess. Her talkie debut was great. She spoke well, she had great facial and bodily expressions, and she captivated the audience during her scenes just as she did in her silent films. This role was also a welcome change for Gish fans used to seeing her play the vulnerable, frail, nice girl roles, as she was strong, defiant, and independent in this role. Marie Dressler was great too. She owned her lines expressively without overdoing it, and it was nice to see her in a nobility role, much different than her previous roles. Rod La Rocque and Conrad Nagel could be stiff at times, but there were scenes where they shined as well. The two teenage boys had small roles, but performed them very well. Overall, the film has a rather slow start, and at some point the acting seems quite "stagey," but overall it is an enjoyable film, and it's very worth watching for Lillian Gish fans to see her in her first talkie.
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- rebel_sgeezy89
- May 22, 2020
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- Runtime1 hour 13 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.20 : 1
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