The Concert


1921

Brief Synopsis

A concert pianist, the romantic idol of many women, is seduced away from his wife. The seductress's husband takes in the pianist's wife, and all four pretend to be happy with the new arrangement.

Film Details

Release Date
Feb 1921
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Goldwyn Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Concert by Hermann Bahr (adapted by L. J. Ditrichstein; New York, 4 Oct 1910).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
6 reels

Synopsis

Augustus Martinot, at 43 a renowned pianist fascinated by women but with an understanding wife, meets Delphine Hart, impressionable wife of a physician. In the mutual agreement that they are soul mates she induces him to take her to his mountain cabin for a weekend. Dr. Hart and Mrs. Martinot follow, and pretending to agree to the exchange of partners they shock Martinot and Delphine into reality. Each couple is reconciled.

Film Details

Release Date
Feb 1921
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Goldwyn Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Concert by Hermann Bahr (adapted by L. J. Ditrichstein; New York, 4 Oct 1910).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
6 reels

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Notes

In 1929, Paramount remade this film as Fashions in Love. In 1931, Paramount also produced German and French-language versions, Das Konzert and Delphine.