Infatuation (1925 film) - Misplaced Pages

1925 film

Infatuation
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Directed by	Irving Cummings
Based on	Caesar's Wife by W. Somerset Maugham
Produced by	Corinne Griffith
Starring	Corinne Griffith Percy Marmont Warner Oland
Cinematography	Harold Rosson
Production company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	December 27, 1925 (1925-12-27)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Infatuation is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Corinne Griffith, Percy Marmont, and Warner Oland. It is an adaptation of the 1919 play Caesar's Wife by Somerset Maugham.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, neglected by her husband Sir Arthur Little during his assignment in Cairo, Violet seeks the company of Ronald Perry, Sir Arthur's secretary. Parry's sister, sensing the romance, arranges to have Parry transferred from Egypt to Paris. However, Parry remains in Cairo, and indications are that Sir Arthur has lost the love of his wife forever. Violet then hears of a plan to assassinate Sir Arthur, and suddenly realizes that she loves her husband. She takes actions that save his life, and a reconciliation between the married couple follows.

Cast

Corinne Griffith as Violet Bancroft
Percy Marmont as Sir Arthur Little
Malcolm McGregor as Ronald Perry
Warner Oland as Osman Pasha
Clarissa Selwynne as Lady Ethridge
Leota Lorraine as Ronny's Sister
Claire Du Brey as Pasha's Wife
Martha Mattox as Mrs. Pritchard
Howard Davies as Khedive

References

Goble p. 811
Elliott, Frank (January 16, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Infatuation", Motion Picture News, 33 (3), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 301, retrieved January 15, 2023 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. ISBN 1-85739-229-9

External links

Infatuation at IMDb
Still at www.silentfilmstillarchive.com

v t e Films directed by Irving Cummings
Flesh and Blood (1922) Broad Daylight (1922) The Jilt (1922) The Man from Hell's River (1922) Paid Back (1922) Environment (1922) The Drug Traffic (1923) East Side - West Side (1923) Broken Hearts of Broadway (1923) Stolen Secrets (1924) In Every Woman's Life (1924) Riders Up (1924) Fools Highway (1924) The Dancing Cheat (1924) The Rose of Paris (1924) As Man Desires (1925) One Year to Live (1925) Just a Woman (1925) The Desert Flower (1925) Infatuation (1925) The Johnstown Flood (1926) Rustling for Cupid (1926) The Midnight Kiss (1926) The Country Beyond (1926) Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl (1926) The Brute (1927) The Port of Missing Girls (1928) Romance of the Underworld (1928) Dressed to Kill (1928) In Old Arizona (1928) Behind That Curtain (1929) Not Quite Decent (1929) Cameo Kirby (1930) On the Level (1930) A Devil with Women (1930) A Holy Terror (1931) The Cisco Kid (1931) Attorney for the Defense (1932) The Night Club Lady (1932) Man Against Woman (1932) Man Hunt (1933) The Woman I Stole (1933) The Mad Game (1933) I Believed in You (1934) Grand Canary (1934) The White Parade (1934) Curly Top (1935) It's a Small World (1935) Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) Girls' Dormitory (1936) White Hunter (1936) Vogues of 1938 (1937) Merry-Go-Round of 1938 (1937) Little Miss Broadway (1938) Just Around the Corner (1938) Everything Happens at Night (1939) Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) Lillian Russell (1940) Down Argentine Way (1940) That Night in Rio (1941) Belle Starr (1941) Louisiana Purchase (1941) My Gal Sal (1942) Springtime in the Rockies (1942) Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943) What a Woman! (1943) The Impatient Years (1944) The Dolly Sisters (1945) Double Dynamite (1951)

Films directed by Irving Cummings

Flesh and Blood (1922)
Broad Daylight (1922)
The Jilt (1922)
The Man from Hell's River (1922)
Paid Back (1922)
Environment (1922)
The Drug Traffic (1923)
East Side - West Side (1923)
Broken Hearts of Broadway (1923)
Stolen Secrets (1924)
In Every Woman's Life (1924)
Riders Up (1924)
Fools Highway (1924)
The Dancing Cheat (1924)
The Rose of Paris (1924)
As Man Desires (1925)
One Year to Live (1925)
Just a Woman (1925)
The Desert Flower (1925)
Infatuation (1925)
The Johnstown Flood (1926)
Rustling for Cupid (1926)
The Midnight Kiss (1926)
The Country Beyond (1926)
Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl (1926)
The Brute (1927)
The Port of Missing Girls (1928)
Romance of the Underworld (1928)
Dressed to Kill (1928)
In Old Arizona (1928)
Behind That Curtain (1929)
Not Quite Decent (1929)
Cameo Kirby (1930)
On the Level (1930)
A Devil with Women (1930)
A Holy Terror (1931)
The Cisco Kid (1931)
Attorney for the Defense (1932)
The Night Club Lady (1932)
Man Against Woman (1932)
Man Hunt (1933)
The Woman I Stole (1933)
The Mad Game (1933)
I Believed in You (1934)
Grand Canary (1934)
The White Parade (1934)
Curly Top (1935)
It's a Small World (1935)
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
Girls' Dormitory (1936)
White Hunter (1936)
Vogues of 1938 (1937)
Merry-Go-Round of 1938 (1937)
Little Miss Broadway (1938)
Just Around the Corner (1938)
Everything Happens at Night (1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
Lillian Russell (1940)
Down Argentine Way (1940)
That Night in Rio (1941)
Belle Starr (1941)
Louisiana Purchase (1941)
My Gal Sal (1942)
Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
What a Woman! (1943)
The Impatient Years (1944)
The Dolly Sisters (1945)
Double Dynamite (1951)

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