The Dressmaker from Paris

The Dressmaker from Paris is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy drama film directed by Paul Bern. The story was written by Howard Hawks and Adelaide Heilbron. Heilbron also wrote the screenplay. The film starred Leatrice Joy and was her last film for Paramount Pictures. The film was costume designer Travis Banton's first assignment.[1][2]

The Dressmaker from Paris
Film poster
Directed byPaul Bern
Screenplay byAdelaide Heilbron
Story byHoward Hawks
Adelaide Heilbron
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
Cecil B. DeMille
StarringLeatrice Joy
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 30, 1925 (1925-03-30) (U.S.)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] an American soldier billeted in Paris meets a student of fashion design. She falls in love with him. Back in America, for the purpose of exhibiting recent fashions, she is brought to the small town in which he manages a department store. Her mannequins accompany her. She surprises him and their romance continues.

Cast

Production

Director Paul Bern has his girlfriend Olive Borden in a small role as one of the models.[4] This was Leatrice Joy's last silent film for Paramount. Afterwards, she followed Cecil DeMille to his PDC arrangement production company, which released through the Pathé Exchange company.

Preservation

With no prints of The Dressmaker from Paris located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.[6]

References
  1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Dressmaker from Paris at silentera.com
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Dressmaker from Paris
  3. "New Pictures: The Dressmaker from Paris", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (3): 44, April 11, 1925, retrieved January 9, 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. The Dressmaker from Paris at Olive Borden
  5. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Dressmaker from Paris
  6. The Dressmaker from Paris at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:Paramount Pictures 1925
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