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Butterflies in the Rain
(1926) United States of America
B&W : Eight reels / 7319 feet
Directed by Edward Sloman

Cast: Laura La Plante [Tina Carteret], James Kirkwood [John Humphries], Robert Ober [Emsley Charleton], Dorothy Cumming [Lady Pintar], Oscar Beregi (Sr.) [Lord Purdon], Grace Ogden [Miss Flax], Dorothy Stokes [Miranda], Edwards Davis [Stuart Carteret], Edward Lockhart [Aubrey Carteret], James Anderson [Dennis Carteret], Clarence Thompson [Mr. Sarling], Rose Burdick [Marie Charleton], Ruby Lafayette [Mrs. Humphries], Robert Bolder, George Periolat, Grace Gordon

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [An Edward Sloman Production; A Universal-Jewel]. / Scenario by Charles Kenyon, from the novel Butterflies in the Rain by Andrew Sontar. Cinematography by Gilbert Warrenton. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / Released 20 December 1926. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy-Drama: Romance.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 9 January 2025.

References: Brownlow-Parade p. 163; Drew-Speaking pp. 97, 278; Hirschhorn-Universal p. 53; Slide-Aspects p. 61 : Website-IMDb.