Vénus (1929)
1h 40m
Running Time
September 29, 1929Release Date
Plot.
A Princess learns that the captain of a ship she owns has struck a passenger, indirectly causing the passenger's death. The Captain is immediately sacked without realising that his action was in defence of her honour. Later, in Cyprus, the Princess meets a handsome man and they're mutually attracted. Only when he expresses contempt for the name of Princess Beatrice Doriani for costing him his job does she realise that this is the same Captain whom she had sacked.
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Cast & Crew.
Constance Talmadge
Princess Beatrice Doriani
André Roanne
Jean Murat
Le capitaine Franqueville
Max Maxudian
Le prince Mario Zarkis
Maurice Schutz
Desdemona Mazza
Louis Baron fils
Le capitaine de Venus
Louis Mercanton
Director / Producer
Adrien Gaillard
Screenplay
Frédéric Mariotti
Le chef des dockers
Jean Mercanton
L'enfant
Léonce-Henri Burel
Director of Photography
Jean Vignaud
Novel
Julio de Romero
Actor
Jean Mitry
Cinematographer
Details.
Wiki.
Venus (French:Vénus) is a 1929 French sound drama film directed by Louis Mercanton, and starring Constance Talmadge, André Roanne, and Jean Murat. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. It is based on a story by Jean Vignaud. An English version was distributed by United Artists in the United States.