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The Black Butterfly

  • 1916
  • 50m
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Olga Petrova in The Black Butterfly (1916)
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Sonia Smirnov, a Paris opera singer known as "The Black Butterfly", starts an affair with young Alan Hall. Hall, however, is still pining over his previous lover, a young peasant girl. Sonia... Read allSonia Smirnov, a Paris opera singer known as "The Black Butterfly", starts an affair with young Alan Hall. Hall, however, is still pining over his previous lover, a young peasant girl. Sonia--a former poor peasant girl herself--discovers a secret involving Hall and his former lov... Read allSonia Smirnov, a Paris opera singer known as "The Black Butterfly", starts an affair with young Alan Hall. Hall, however, is still pining over his previous lover, a young peasant girl. Sonia--a former poor peasant girl herself--discovers a secret involving Hall and his former lover that neither knows about, but that involves an incident in Sonia's youth that could aff... Read all

  • Director
    • Burton L. King
  • Writers
    • Wallace Clifton
    • Olga Petrova
    • Lillian Case Russell
  • Stars
    • Olga Petrova
    • Mahlon Hamilton
    • Tony Merlo
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    • Director
      • Burton L. King
    • Writers
      • Wallace Clifton
      • Olga Petrova
      • Lillian Case Russell
    • Stars
      • Olga Petrova
      • Mahlon Hamilton
      • Tony Merlo
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    Olga Petrova
    Olga Petrova
    • Sonia Smirnov
    • (as Mme. Petrova)
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    Mahlon Hamilton
    Mahlon Hamilton
    • Alan Hall
    Tony Merlo
    • Girard
    • (as Anthony Merlo)
    Count Lewenhaupt
    • Lahcaise
    Edward Brennan
    Edward Brennan
    • Lord Braislin
    Violet Reed
    Violet Reed
    • Lady Constance Braislin
    • (as Violet B. Reed)
    Jack Hopkins
    Jack Hopkins
    • Don Luis Maredo
    • (as John Hopkins)
    Morgan Jones
    • Peter - Father of Sonia
    Norman Kerry
    Norman Kerry
    • Vladimir
    • (as Norman Kaiser)
    Roy Pilcher
    • Gaston Duval
    Evelyn Dumo
    • Ciel - Sonia's Maid
    • Director
      • Burton L. King
    • Writers
      • Wallace Clifton
      • Olga Petrova
      • Lillian Case Russell
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    • Release date
      • December 4, 1916 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Production company
      • Popular Plays and Players Inc.
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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