Faint Perfume - Misplaced Pages

1925 film

Faint Perfume
Advertisement
Directed by	Louis J. Gasnier
Written by	John F. Goodrich
Based on	Faint Perfume by Zona Gale
Produced by	B.P. Schulberg
Starring	Seena Owen William Powell Alyce Mills
Cinematography	Allen G. Siegler
Production company	B.P. Schulberg Productions
Distributed by	Preferred Pictures
Release date	June 27, 1925 (1925-06-27)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Faint Perfume is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Seena Owen, William Powell, and Mary Alden.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Ledda Perrin is in love with Barnaby Powers, the husband of her cousin Richmiel Crumb. Their child Oliver is put in the custody of Richiel by the divorce decree. However, Richmiel is unhappy with the bother of the child's care. Barnaby stops to visit Richmiel when he returns from Europe to plead for custody of the boy. While in Richmiel's room the whole family of Richmiel enters the place. Richmiel vows to spite them both by keeping possession of the child. However, when Barnaby goes to Richmiel's rooms, he finds her with her lover. She is glad to be rid of the child and Barnaby is glad to get the boy.

Cast

Seena Owen as Richmiel Crumb
William Powell as Barnaby Powers
Alyce Mills as Ledda Perrin
Mary Alden as Ma Crumb
Russell Simpson as Grandpa Crumb
Betty Francisco as Pearl Crumb
Jackie Saunders as Tweet Crumb
Philo McCullough as Richmiel's lover
Ned Sparks as Orrin Crumb
Dick Brandon as Oliver Powers
Joan Standing as The Hired Girl

References

Goble p. 171
Progressive Silent Film List: Faint Perfume at silentera.com
"New Pictures: Faint Perfume", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (5), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 58, July 25, 1925, retrieved July 1, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

Faint Perfume at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Louis J. Gasnier
The Perils of Pauline (1914) The Exploits of Elaine (1914) The New Exploits of Elaine (1915) The Shielding Shadow (1916) The Seven Pearls (1917) Hands Up (1918) The Tiger's Trail (1919) Kismet (1920) Good Women (1921) A Wife's Awakening (1921) Silent Years (1921) The Call of Home (1922) Rich Men's Wives (1922) Thorns and Orange Blossoms (1922) Maytime (1923) Daughters of the Rich (1923) The Hero (1923) Mothers-in-Law (1923) Poor Men's Wives (1923) Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo (1924) Wine (1924) White Man (1924) The Triflers (1924) The Breath of Scandal (1924) The Parasite (1925) Parisian Love (1925) Faint Perfume (1925) The Boomerang (1925) Out of the Storm (1926) That Model from Paris (1926) Sin Cargo (1926) Pleasures of the Rich (1926) Lost at Sea (1926) Streets of Shanghai (1927) The Beauty Shoppers (1927) Should Tall Men Marry? (1928) Fashion Madness (1928) Darkened Rooms (1929) Slightly Scarlet (1930) Mysterious Mr. Parkes (1930) The Virtuous Sin (1930) The Lawyer's Secret (1931) Silence (1931) The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932) Forgotten Commandments (1932) Gambling Ship (1933) Downward Slope (1934) Fedora (1934) The Last Outpost (1935) Reefer Madness (1936) The Gold Racket (1937) Bank Alarm (1937) Sunset Murder Case (1938) The Marines Come Thru (1938) Murder on the Yukon (1940)

Films directed by Louis J. Gasnier

The Perils of Pauline (1914)
The Exploits of Elaine (1914)
The New Exploits of Elaine (1915)
The Shielding Shadow (1916)
The Seven Pearls (1917)
Hands Up (1918)
The Tiger's Trail (1919)
Kismet (1920)
Good Women (1921)
A Wife's Awakening (1921)
Silent Years (1921)
The Call of Home (1922)
Rich Men's Wives (1922)
Thorns and Orange Blossoms (1922)
Maytime (1923)
Daughters of the Rich (1923)
The Hero (1923)
Mothers-in-Law (1923)
Poor Men's Wives (1923)
Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo (1924)
Wine (1924)
White Man (1924)
The Triflers (1924)
The Breath of Scandal (1924)
The Parasite (1925)
Parisian Love (1925)
Faint Perfume (1925)
The Boomerang (1925)
Out of the Storm (1926)
That Model from Paris (1926)
Sin Cargo (1926)
Pleasures of the Rich (1926)
Lost at Sea (1926)
Streets of Shanghai (1927)
The Beauty Shoppers (1927)
Should Tall Men Marry? (1928)
Fashion Madness (1928)
Darkened Rooms (1929)
Slightly Scarlet (1930)
Mysterious Mr. Parkes (1930)
The Virtuous Sin (1930)
The Lawyer's Secret (1931)
Silence (1931)
The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932)
Forgotten Commandments (1932)
Gambling Ship (1933)
Downward Slope (1934)
Fedora (1934)
The Last Outpost (1935)
Reefer Madness (1936)
The Gold Racket (1937)
Bank Alarm (1937)
Sunset Murder Case (1938)
The Marines Come Thru (1938)
Murder on the Yukon (1940)

This article about a silent drama film from the 1920s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: