The Marionettes
Cast & Crew
Emile Chautard
Clara Kimball Young
Nigel Barrie
Alec B. Francis
Florence Atkinson
Mrs. Helen Simpson
Film Details
Synopsis
Fernande de Ferney, a convent-bred orphan, spends the summers with her uncle, Prof. de Ferney, whose property is adjacent to the estate of the Marquise de Monclars. The marquise's son Roger is heavily in debt, but the marquise adamantly refuses to give him any money until he settles down with the lovestruck Fernande. They are married, but Roger, who is embroiled in an affair with the fascinating Madame de Jussy, spends little time at home. Inspired by a puppet show that depicts a dowdy wife whose husband falls in love with her when she begins to flirt with other men, Fernande ornaments herself in jewels and stunning gowns and soon becomes the butterfly of Paris. The strategy proves successful: Roger abandons his other romantic interests to become her adoring husband.
Director
Emile Chautard
Cast
Clara Kimball Young
Nigel Barrie
Alec B. Francis
Florence Atkinson
Mrs. Helen Simpson
Mrs. Madeline Cadeux
Hazel Washburn
Mrs. Louise Bates
Carey Hastings
Corliss Giles
Edward Kimball
Mrs. Ethel Winthrop
Sam V. Phillips
John Dudley
Henry Warwick
Robert White
Henry Law
Arthur Marion
John Gaylor
Film Details
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Several reviews remarked that the verses used in the puppet show are "said to be the work of Anita Loos." C. K. Y. Film Corp. was Clara Kimball Young's own production company. According to a news item, an exact replica of Young's bedroom was used in the film.
