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The Palace of Pleasure (1926)

The Palace of Pleasure poster
Directed by
Emmett J. Flynn
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent film about the life of a famous Spanish dancer and courtesan. It follows her rise to fame and the romantic entanglements that come with her notoriety.

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What happens

The Palace of Pleasure is a lost 1926 American silent drama film directed by Emmett J. Flynn. It was adapted for the screen by Benjamin Glazer and Bradley King based on the 1917 play Lola Montez, the Spanish Dancer by Adolf Paul. The film stars Betty Compson, Edmund Lowe, Henry Kolker, Harvey Clark, Nina Romano, and Francis McDonald. The film was released on January 10, 1926, by Fox Film Corporation. Fox also produced English and Spanish-language adaptations of the play in 1930. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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