| ~The Tender Hour~ 1927 |
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| ~78-22: Billie Dove~ |
| ~78-57: Billie Dove~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Marcia Kane (Billie Dove), daughter of an American capitalist, is persuaded by her father to marry the
expatriated Russian Grand Duke Sergei (Montague Love), and believing Wally McKenzie (Ben Lyon),
her real love, to be dead, she consents. Discovering after the ceremony that her father has tricked her,
Marcia vows to be the duke's wife in name only, though she refuses Wally's proposal that she go away
with him. Sergei persuades Chinilly (Alec B. Francis), who is fond of his wife, to present a pageant in her
honor, and in Paris Chinilly finds Wally along with some crooks and reunites the lovers. The suspicious
Sergei threatens to kill Wally, but Marcia bargains with her brutal husband. Gathering his underworld
friends, Wally breaks into the duke's villa and saves her at the last minute. Sergei is forced to consent to
a divorce, and Chinilly takes the lovers to his home on the Riviera.
Plot Synopsis is a combination of Plot Synopsis' from Allmovie.com & Afi.com
expatriated Russian Grand Duke Sergei (Montague Love), and believing Wally McKenzie (Ben Lyon),
her real love, to be dead, she consents. Discovering after the ceremony that her father has tricked her,
Marcia vows to be the duke's wife in name only, though she refuses Wally's proposal that she go away
with him. Sergei persuades Chinilly (Alec B. Francis), who is fond of his wife, to present a pageant in her
honor, and in Paris Chinilly finds Wally along with some crooks and reunites the lovers. The suspicious
Sergei threatens to kill Wally, but Marcia bargains with her brutal husband. Gathering his underworld
friends, Wally breaks into the duke's villa and saves her at the last minute. Sergei is forced to consent to
a divorce, and Chinilly takes the lovers to his home on the Riviera.
Plot Synopsis is a combination of Plot Synopsis' from Allmovie.com & Afi.com
| Directed by: George Fitzmaurice Written by: Winifred Dunn - writer Carey Wilson - story |
| ~Cast~ Billie Dove ... Marcia Kane Ben Lyon ... Wally McKenzie Montagu Love ... Gramd Duke Sergei Alec B. Francis ... Francis Chinilly Constantine Romanoff ... Gorki Laska Winters ... Tana T. Roy Barnes ... Tough-House Higgins George Kotsonaros ... The Wrestler Charles A. Post ... Pussy-Finger Anders Randolf ... Leader of Pageant Frank Elliott ... Party Guest Lionel Belmore ... Party Guest Lon Poff ... Party Guest August Tollaire ... Prefect of Police Yola d'Avril ... Cabaret Girl George Bunny ... (uncredited) |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: John McCormick Productions Distribution Company: First National Pictures Cinematography by: Robert Kurrle Presenter: John McCormick Length: 8 Reels Runtime: 80 Minutes Released: May 1, 1927 |
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