The Seven Swans

The Seven Swans
Newspaper advertisement
Directed by	J. Searle Dawley
Written by	J. Searle Dawley
Based on	The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen
Produced by	Adolph Zukor
Starring	Marguerite Clark Richard Barthelmess
Cinematography	H. Lyman Broening
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 31, 1917 (1917-12-31)
Country	USA
Language	Silent film..(English intertitles)

The Seven Swans is a lost[1] 1917 silent film fantasy starring Marguerite Clark. Famous Players Film Company produced and J. Searle Dawley directed.[2]

Plot

Loosely based on The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen, Clark stars as Princess Tweedledee who later falls in love with Prince Charming. An evil witch, yearning to take over a kingdom, turns the Princess's brothers into swans. Moon Fairies vow to turn her brothers back to humans if she knits them seven robes and not speak to another human for a specified amount of time.

Cast

• Marguerite Clark - Princess Tweedledee
• William E. Danforth - The King
• Augusta Anderson - The Wicked Queen
• Edwin Denison - The Lord High Chancellor
• Daisy Belmore - The Witch
• Richard Barthelmess - Prince Charming
• Richard Allen - Princess Tweedeldee's Brother
• Jere Austin - Tweedeldee's Brother
• Joseph Sterling - Tweedeldee's Brother
• Frederick Merrick - Tweedeldee's Brother
• Lee F. Daly - Tweedeldee's Brother
• Stanley King - Tweedeldee's Brother
• Gordon Dana - Tweedeldee's Brother

References

1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Seven Swans
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Seven Swans

External links

• The Seven Swans at IMDb.com
• AllMovie.com
• movie herald(archived)
• stills(archived)