The Humming Bird

The Humming Bird (also known as Les loups de Montmartre) is a 1924 American silent crime drama film directed by Sidney Olcott and starring Gloria Swanson. Produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film is based on the play of the same name by Maude Fulton who also starred in the Broadway production.[1] A print of the film is housed at the Library of Congress and the Nederlands Filmmuseum.[2][3][4]

The Humming Bird
Lobby card
Directed bySidney Olcott
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
Written byForrest Halsey (scenario)
Based onThe Humming Bird
by Maude Fulton
StarringGloria Swanson
CinematographyHarry Fischbeck
Edited byPatricia Rooney
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • January 13, 1924 (1924-01-13)
Running time
80 mins.
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Colonial Theater Ad, 1924

Cast

Production notes

The film was shot at the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens.[2]

References
  1. White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog Of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 368. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Humming Bird at silentera.com
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature film Survival Catalog: The Humming Bird
  4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 85, c.1978 by The American Film Institute


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