The Black Butterfly

The Black Butterfly
Newspaper advertisement.
Directed by Burton L. King
Written by Olga Petrova (story)
L. Case Russell (story)
Wallace C. Clifton (scenario)
Starring Olga Petrova
Cinematography Andre Barlatier - French Wikipedia)
Production
company
Popular Plays and Players
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release date
  • December 4, 1916 (1916-12-04)
Running time
5 reels
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
Scene from the film.

The Black Butterfly is a lost[1] 1916 American silent drama film starring Olga Petrova and released by Metro Pictures.[2] The last known copy was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire.

Cast

  • Olga Petrova as Sonia Smirnov/Marie, the convent girl
  • Mahlon Hamilton as Alan Hall
  • Anthony Merlo as Girard
  • Count Lewenhaupt as Lachaise
  • Edward Brennan as Lord Braislin
  • Violet B. Reed as Lady Constance Braislin
  • John Hopkins as Don Luis Maredo
  • Morgan Jones as Peter, father of Sonia
  • Norman Kaiser as Vladimir
  • Roy Pilcher as Gaston Duval
  • Evelyn Dumo as Ciel, Sonia's maid

References

  1. "Black Butterfly". Lcweb2.loc.gov. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. "Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.


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