The Black Butterfly
1916 film by Burton L. King
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The Black Butterfly is a lost[1] 1916 American silent drama film released by Metro Pictures, starring Olga Petrova.[2] The last known copy was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire. The extant footage was posted online in 2019.[3]
Directed byBurton L. King
Written byOlga Petrova (story)
Lillian Case Russell (story)
Wallace C. Clifton (scenario)
Lillian Case Russell (story)
Wallace C. Clifton (scenario)
StarringOlga Petrova
CinematographyAndré Barlatier - French Wikipedia)
| 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 | André Barlatier - French Wikipedia) |
Production companies | Popular Plays and Players |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
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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 (credited as Norman Kaiser)
- Roy Pilcher as Gaston Duval
- Evelyn Dumo as Ciel, Sonia's Maid
