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A Celebrated Case
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Four reels
Directed by George Melford

Cast: Alice Joyce [Madeline Renaud], Guy Coombs [Jean Renaud], Marguerite Courtot [Adrienne Renaud], James B. Ross [Count de Mornay], Harry Millarde [Lazarre], Alice Hollister [Duchess d’Aubeterre]

Kalem Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated [Special Features Department]. / Scenario by Gene Gauntier, from the play Une cause célèbre by Adolphe Philippe Dennery and Eugène Cormon. Cinematography by Arthur D. Ripley. / Released May 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The play was previously filmed as The Celebrated Case (1910).

Drama: Historical.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 5 April 2024.

References: Tarbox-Lost p. 192 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.