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The Circle is a american film of genre Drama directed by Frank Borzage released in USA on 22 september 1925 with Eleanor Boardman
The Circle (1925)
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Add to a movie listThe Circle is a 1925 silent film directed by Frank Borzage. The film stars Eleanor Boardman, Malcolm McGregor, Alec B. Francis and Joan Crawford on an early role. It is written by Kenneth B. Clarke based on the play by W. Somerset Maugham. The film survives today in excellent condition.
The play was filmed again by MGM in an early sound (released also in silent) in 1930 as Strictly Unconventional.
^ The Circle at silentera.com
^ The Circle as originally produced on Broadway at the Selwyn Theatre, September 21, 1921 to February 1922 and subsequent revivals in 1938 and 1989; IBDb.com
Synopsis
In the 1890s, young Lady Catherine (Joan Crawford) is to leave her husband (and her son Arnold) in favor of her lover ("Hughie" Porteous). 30 years later, young Elizabeth (Eleanor Boardman) is facing the same choice between her husband (the now grown Arnold, played by Creighton Hale) and lover (Malcolm McGregor). In the meantime, Arnold's mother Lady Catherine and lover Lord Porteous are coming to visit.Actors
Eleanor Boardman
(Elizabeth Cheney)
Malcolm McGregor
(Edward « Teddy » Lutton)
Alec B. Francis
(Lord Clive Cheney)
Eugenie Besserer
(Lady Catherine 'Kitty' Cheney)
Joan Crawford
(Young Lady Catherine)
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