by Lubitsch, Ernst; Wilde, Oscar; Josephson, Julien; Van Enger, Charles; Van Enger, Willard
Projected medium / 1925
TitleLady Windermere's fan
Item typeProjected medium
Author(s)
  • Lubitsch, Ernst
  • Wilde, Oscar
  • Josephson, Julien
  • Van Enger, Charles
  • Van Enger, Willard
ImprintUnited States Warner Bros., 1925
LanguageEnglish
URLLink to original record
Notes
  • With English intertitles.
  • Adapted from Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's fan, a play about a good woman in four acts (1892).
  • Technical credits and additional cast credits taken from: Ernst Lubitsch: a guide to references and resources. PFA's print lacks main title and credits except for "Directed by Ernst Lubitsch."
  • Additional cast: Helen Dunbar (Duchess), Billie Bennett (Duchess).
  • End title has Warner Bros. WB triangular logo with text: The end - A Warner Brothers classic of the screen.
  • Premiered in New York City December 1, 1925; released December 26, 1925.
  • Listed in the Catalog of copyright entries, motion pictures 1912-1939 as copyrighted 1 Dec 1925 by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Registry number LP22085.
  • Running time at 24 fps: 01:02:51.
  • Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.
  • Camera, Charles Van Enger; assistant camera, Willard Van Enger; assistant director, George Hippard; adaptation, Julian Josephson; art direction, Harold Grieve.
Physical description2 reels of 2 (2260 ft.) (63 min.) : si., b&w (sepia) ; 16 mm. acetate print.

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Date text: 
1925
Author: 
Lubitsch, ErnstWilde, OscarJosephson, JulienVan Enger, CharlesVan Enger, Willard
Publisher: 
Warner Bros
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Millenium MARC Record: 
LEADER 00000ngm a2200409Ma 4500 001 43993943 005 20000506 TAPE oclc9991: 0159 007 mr za--dnnardpnkc199404 008 000710s1925 xxu063 mlengsd 009 Reclvl: f Addate: 000710 Addid: OCL Moddate: 080528 Modid: XRF 035 (PFA-FILM)228 035 GLADN50874410 040 CUY|eamim|cCUY 090 |b1616-108-8522 245 00 Lady Windermere's fan|h[motion picture] /|cWarner Brothers ; directed by Ernst Lubitsch. 260 United States :|bWarner Bros.,|cc1925. 300 2 reels of 2 (2260 ft.) (63 min.) :|bsi., b&w (sepia) ; |c16 mm.|3acetate print. 500 With English intertitles. 500 Adapted from Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's fan, a play about a good woman in four acts (1892). 500 Technical credits and additional cast credits taken from: Ernst Lubitsch: a guide to references and resources. PFA's print lacks main title and credits except for "Directed by Ernst Lubitsch." 500 Additional cast: Helen Dunbar (Duchess), Billie Bennett (Duchess). 500 End title has Warner Bros. WB triangular logo with text: The end - A Warner Brothers classic of the screen. 500 Premiered in New York City December 1, 1925; released December 26, 1925. 500 Listed in the Catalog of copyright entries, motion pictures 1912-1939 as copyrighted 1 Dec 1925 by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Registry number LP22085. 500 Running time at 24 fps: 01:02:51. 506 Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating.|5CBPF. 508 Camera, Charles Van Enger; assistant camera, Willard Van Enger; assistant director, George Hippard; adaptation, Julian Josephson; art direction, Harold Grieve. 511 0 Players: Ronald Colman, courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn (Lord Darlington), Mary McAvoy (lady Windermere), Bert Lytell (Lord Windermere), Irene Rich (Mrs. Erlynne), Edw. [i.e., Edward] Martindel (Lord Augustus Lorton), Mme. [Carrie] Daumery (The Duchess of Berwick). 518 Filmed September and October 1925 at the Warner Bros. West Coast studios. Race track scenes were filmed in Toronto. 534 |pOriginal format:|e8 reels (7816 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. nitrate. 541 0 PFA 1616-108-8522. D0108 590 PFA 1616-108-8522.|aEdge code: Kodak 1946? |aWilliam K.Everson notes that print is a Kodascope original from 1924 CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 1994 Apr 04; splices; General comments on both reels: film is brittle and yellowing; inspection report states film has a "sepia tint", but sepia refers to toning rather than tinting technique, and current cataloger is therefore unsure whether the print is toned and yellowing, tinted, or simply gone yellow; print also exhibits strong odor; inspector suspects that this is diacetate odor rather than vinegar; edge reads KODAK SAFETY FILM with no edge numbers; no main titles or end credits; reels have green leader CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 1994 Apr 04; splices; REEL 1 (1112 ft., 18 fr.): 56 cement splices, 1 tape splice, 2 sprocket repairs, 1 watermark, 1 ripped frame, 1 gummy smudge, 7 sprocket notches; no main titles; print begins with 3 frames of "Directed by Ernst Lubitsch"; broken splices or sprockets badly in need of repair at 3 ft. 35 fr., 33 ft. 12 fr., and 718 ft. 27 fr.; notches and/or missing sprockets at 44 ft. 22 fr., 52 ft. 9 fr., 54 ft. 29 fr., 56 ft. 23 fr., 57 ft. 26 fr., 63 ft. 33 fr., 91 ft. 14 fr., 160 ft. 18 fr., 224 ft. 19 fr., 634 ft. 19 fr., 848 ft. 16 fr., 967 ft., 1 fr., 980 ft., 27 fr., 1112 ft. 17 fr.; sprocket repair at 258 ft. 16 fr.; pronouced yellowing at 564 ft 6 fr.; cement splice cut at diagonal at 739 ft. 6 fr.; watermark at 823 ft. 28 fr.; gummy smudge at 1066 ft. 3 fr.; for footage count of 56 cement splices see inspection report; tail leader cement spliced on; red along film edge last 11 1/2 frames CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 1994 Apr 04; splices; REEL 2 (1150 ft., 22 fr.):No end credits; film ends with title "A Warner Brothers Classic of the Screen" for several frames; no detailed inspection report found for reel 2. |aCONDITION NOTE: Inspected 2017/05/18 cv; poor; main title is missing; 3 frames say Ernst Lubitsch, then cast; no "the end" but fade to 5 frames of "the WB end"--WB classic of the screen; 90 splices, most okay; R1 almost feathered edge, first half of reel; heavy perf damage. 600 10 Wilde, Oscar,|d1854-1900.|tLady Windermere's fan|xFilm adaptations. 650 0 Mothers and daughters|vDrama. 650 0 Marriage|vDrama. 650 0 Aristocracy (Social class)|vDrama. 655 7 Features.|2mim 655 7 Sophisticated comedies.|2mim 655 7 Comedies.|2mim 690 Silent films. 690 U.S. films. 700 1 Lubitsch, Ernst,|d1892-1947. 700 1 Wilde, Oscar,|d1854-1900. 700 1 Josephson, Julien,|d1881-1959. 700 1 Van Enger, Charles. 700 1 Van Enger, Willard. 935 GLADN50874410 941 0 PFA 1616-108-8522. D0108 deposit. 946 PFA 1616-108-8522. In AB plastic cans. Handwritten note on cans: r1 - 67 splices no MT; r2 - 30 splices no ET; All splices will hold. 954 20120801|bMarcive Authority Bib 956 20140224|bPFA migration/merge load 956 20171002|bpfmcq|cMR 957 OCLC xref loaded 20171015 994 92|bCUY