Butterflies in the Rain


1927

Film Details

Release Date
Feb 6, 1927
Premiere Information
New York opening: 20 Dec 1926
Production Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Butterflies in the Rain by Andrew Soutar (a novel; publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,319ft (8 reels)

Synopsis

Tina, who is from an aristocratic English family, believes in the new freedom for women and is an ardent follower of a group of pseudo-bohemians. While riding through the neighboring estate of John Humphries, a wealthy commoner resented by the Carteret family, she is retrieved from a fall by John and blames him for the accident. The following day, she invites him to dinner, pretending repentance, but taking pleasure in ridiculing his old-fashioned dignity. Later, he refuses to take her to a disreputable nightclub, thus saving her from a raid, and her confidence turns to love. They are married, with the condition that Tina is to have absolute liberty, and while on a Spanish holiday with bohemians, she is threatened with blackmail. John, on the brink of financial ruin, nevertheless shields his wife's reputation. At the suggestion of his friend, Lord Purdon, the plotters are brought together and identified as swindlers. Tina proves her innocence, and John is reconciled to her.

Film Details

Release Date
Feb 6, 1927
Premiere Information
New York opening: 20 Dec 1926
Production Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Butterflies in the Rain by Andrew Soutar (a novel; publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,319ft (8 reels)

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