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Tiger Rose (1923 film)

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Tiger Rose
Directed bySidney Franklin
Written byEdmund Goulding (scenario)
Millard Webb (scenario)
Based onTiger Rose
by Willard Mack and David Belasco
Produced byDavid Belasco
StarringLenore Ulric
CinematographyCharles Rosher
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • December 9, 1923 (1923-12-09)
Running time
90 minutes; 8 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Budget$436,000[1]
Box office$505,000 (worldwide rentals)[1]

Tiger Rose is a 1923 American silent romantic adventure film produced and distributed by the Warner Brothers. It is based on Willard Mack's 1917 Broadway play starring Lenore Ulric. Ulric reprises her role in this silent film version. The story was later filmed as again in 1929 as Tiger Rose by George Fitzmaurice.[2][3][4] The SilentEra database lists this film as surviving.[5]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[6] Trooper Michael Devlin of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police saves the life of Rose Bocion. She is an orphan, the ward of factor Hector McCollins. She falls in love with Bruce Norton. Norton slays a man who betrayed his sister and was the cause of his father's death. Aided by Dr. Cusick, who later turns out to be the husband of Norton's sister, Rose helps Norton to escape. Trooper Devlin finally arrests Norton, but he is later freed and later marries Rose.

Cast

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Box Office

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According to Warner Bros records, the film earned $466,000 domestically and $39,000 in foreign markets.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Glancy, H Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 15: 55–73. doi:10.1080/01439689500260031.
  2. ^ "Tiger Rose". lcweb2.loc.gov. April 13, 2018.
  3. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  4. ^ League, The Broadway. "Tiger Rose – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". ibdb.com.
  5. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Tiger Rose List". www.silentera.com.
  6. ^ Pardy, George T. (December 15, 1923). "Feature Previews: Tiger Rose". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (3). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 24. Retrieved April 27, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 2 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
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