Lady Windermere's Fan (1925 film)

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Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)
by Ernst Lubitsch

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A 1925 American silent film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It is based on Oscar Wilde's 1892 play Lady Windermere's Fan. The film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

Key (info)
	Dialogue
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Cast and Crew
Cast
Role	Actor
	Ronald Colman
	May McAvoy
	Irene Rich
	Bert Lytell
	Edward Martindel
	Carrie Daumery
	Billie Bennett
	Helen Dunbar
Crew
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributor	Warner Bros.
Director	Ernst Lubitsch (d. 1947)
Producer	Ernst Lubitsch, Darryl F. Zanuck (d. 1979)
Screenwriter	Julien Josephson (d. 1959)
Cinematographer	Charles Van Enger (d. 1980)
Editor	Ernst Lubitsch
Costume designer	Sophie Wachner
Based on available information, the latest crew member that is relevant to international copyright laws died in 1980, meaning that this film may be in the public domain in countries and jurisdictions with 43 years p.m.a. or less, as well as in the United States.

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4070148Lady Windermere's Fan1925Ernst Lubitsch

Warner Brothers
present
An Ernst Lubitsch
Production
of

"Lady Windermere's Fan"
by Oscar Wilde

Adapted to the Screen by
Julien Josephson
A Warner Brothers Classic of the Screen

Directed by
Ernst Lubitsch

Players

RONALD COLMAN (courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn)	asLord Darlington
May McAvoy	asLady Windermere
Bert Lytell	asLord Windermere
Irene Rich	asMrs. Erlynne
Edw. Martindel	asLord Augustus Lorton
Mme. Daumery	asThe Duchess of Berwick

Lady Windermere faced the grave problem—of seating her dinner guests.

LADY WINDERMERE
Lord Darlington

Countess Sedgehill

"Lord Darlington."

"I presume you came to see my husband."

Dear Lord Windermere—

This note from a total
stranger may surprise you—
but it is important that
you see me at once if
you would avoid certain
unpleasant disclosures.

Yours very truly,

"Lord Darlington is most anxious to see you."

Mrs E. Erlynne
84^A Curzon St W.1.

"You don't mind if I run away?"

"Lady Windermere, I have a bit of news that might interest you."

"I love you!"

After a life of adventure abroad, Mrs. Erlynne had drifted to London—her social standing a thing of the past, the present a problem for her polished wits.

"Who are you—and what does this letter mean?"

LADY WINDERMERE

"I am the mother of your wife."

"I knew you would doubt me—here are the proofs of my identity."

"You know very well that your daughter was brought up to believe her mother is dead—you also know why!"

"She worships her dead mother. The truth would kill her!"

The British Wheat Bank
Payor Order

£ 500

The British Wheat Bank
Payor Order

£1500

Thanks to Windermere's cheques, Mrs. Erlynne lived in extravagant style—not accepted by society but the subject of its gossip.

No party of the Windermere's was complete without Lord Augustus Lorton—London's most distinguished bachelor.

The Duchess of Berwick, Lady Plymdale, Mrs. Cowper-Cowper—gossip, gossip, gossip—

"I wonder where the woman gets all her money?"

"Why gossip about a woman you have never met? She may be very nice."

"I cannot understand why your husband defends the woman!"

EXIT

A gentleman's relation to a lady is indicated by the manner in which he rings her doorbell.

Mrs. Erlynne

Lady Windermere's birthday dawned radiantly.

Lady Margaret Windermere

Lady Windermere's birthday will be
celebrated tonight with a brilliant
reception. Among the guests will be
many notable personages of society.

Theatre Party

"When a married man dismisses his own car and hires a taxi———!"

"You may find—in your husband's cheque book—the name of Mrs. Erlynne."

"It's not fair of me and I know it, but——I love you."

"I am desperate—if you refuse to invite me tonight—I will go to my daughter and tell her who I am!"

"To be seen at your house tonight means my social recognition—possibly my marriage to Lord Augustus."

"Since that day at the races I have never said One Word about Mrs. Erlynne."

London, S. W. June 2nd 1925

The British Wheat Bank
PayM^rs Erlynneor Order
Fifteen hundred pounds

£1500·-·-.Windermere

"There is nothing wrong—believe me dear. I simply helped a woman who deserved it."

"You will change your mind when you meet her—I have asked her here tonight."

"If she dares to come here—I will strike her across the face with this fan!"

Happy Birthday

Though the hour for the reception had arrived, Mrs. Erlynne still waited for her invitation card.

W

"Lord Darlington."

"You were quite wrong. My husband has never met Mrs. Erlynne."

94 Carlton House Terrace
S. W. 1.

LIST OF GUESTS.

Duchess of Berwick.

Lady Agatha Carlisle.

Marchioness of Quern.

Lord Augustus Lorton.

Viscount & Viscountess Sedgehill.

Earl and Countess of Ferne.

Lady Ursula Bruin.

Lord Darlington.

Sir Nugent de Pasco.

Mrs. Clive van Deemen.

Lady Jane Quin.

Mr. Nigel Hockley.

Lord & Lady Hugh Flint.

Monsieur Casimir Rieu.

Sir Gerald Lawlington.

Mrs. Winterbourne.

My dear Mrs. Erlynne—
Please do not come
tonight. My wife is
so upset about your
invitation that I am
forced to cancel it.

Regretfully

Windermere

"Mrs. Erlynne!"

"Please introduce me to Lady Windermere."

"How kind of you to honor us! I have heard so much about you—from every side."

"I have yearned—positively yearned—to meet the best dressed woman in London!"

"I am leaving England tomorrow——you will never see me again. Goodbye, Margaret."

"Is it too late to ask you to marry me?"

"Lord Windermere is looking for you—"

"I am sure he has not missed me—you have entertained him so well."

Lord Windermere.

You may have your
Mrs. Erlynne—I am
going to Darlington
who loves me.

Margaret.

LORD DARLINGTON

"I swear to you there is nothing between Lord Windermere and myself! Go home! Please go home!"

"Trust me, child—trust me as you would your own mother."

"How dare a woman like you speak of my mother—my mother!"

"I did just what you are doing tonight—and ruined my life."

"If they find you here you will be dishonored—an outcast!"

"I am afraid I took your wife's fan by mistake—so sorry!"

"Forgive me for intruding—I am sure it will never be necessary again."

The following morning.

I am just leaving for
France I only came to
say goodbye.

Mrs. Erlynne

84 A CURZON STREET, W. 1.

"Don't tell him! You would kill his love—and spoil the only decent thing I ever did."

"Your conduct last night was outrageous! I have decided not to marry you."

THE END

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in 1925, before the cutoff of January 1, 1929.

The longest-living author of this work died in 1947, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 76 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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