Zaza (1923 film) - Wikipedia

Zaza
1923 lobby card
Directed by	Allan Dwan
Written by	Le Vino
Based on	Zaza by Pierre Berton and Charles Simon [fr]
Produced by	Allan Dwan
Starring	Gloria Swanson H. B. Warner Lucille La Verne
Cinematography	Harold Rosson
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	September 16, 1923 (1923-09-16)
Running time	66 mins.
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Zaza is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed and produced by Allan Dwan, and starring Gloria Swanson. This film is based on the 1899 French play of the same name produced on Broadway by David Belasco and starring Mrs. Leslie Carter.^[1] The film was shot at Paramount's Astoria Studios in New York City.^[2]

A previous film version was released by Paramount in 1915 starring Pauline Frederick. A third version, directed by George Cukor and starring Claudette Colbert, was released in 1939.^[3]

Full film

Cast[edit]

Gloria Swanson as Zaza
H. B. Warner as Bernard Dufresne
Ferdinand Gottschalk as Duke de Brissac
Lucille La Verne as Aunt Rosa
Mary Thurman as Florianne
Yvonne Hughes as Nathalie, Zaza's maid
Riley Hatch as Rigault
L. Rogers Lytton as Stage Manager (credited as Roger Lytton)
Ivan Linow as Apache
Florence Fair as Madame Dufresne (uncredited)
Helen Mack as Lucille Dufresne (uncredited)

Preservation[edit]

A print of Zaza is housed at the George Eastman House and the Library of Congress.^[2]^[4]

References[edit]

^ Parish, James Robert (1972). The Paramount Pretties. Arlington House. p. 47. ISBN 0-870-00180-9.
^ ^a ^b Progressive Silent Film List: Zaza at silentera.com
^ Carr, Larry (1970). Four Fabulous Faces: Swanson, Garbo, Crawford, Dietrich. Penguin Books. p. 40.
^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Zaza

External links[edit]

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Synopsis at AllMovie
Lobby poster(Wayback)

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