| A Society Scandal | |
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 Film long poster | |
| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Written by | Forrest Halsey |
| Based on | The Laughing Lady by Alfred Sutro |
| Starring | Gloria Swanson Rod La Rocque |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A Society Scandal is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan, and starring Gloria Swanson and Rod La Rocque. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film is based on a 1922 play The Laughing Lady, by Alfred Sutro which starred Ethel Barrymore in 1923 on Broadway and originally in 1922 with Edith Evans in UK.[1][2][3][4][5]
Paramount remade the story in 1929 as The Laughing Lady an early talkie for Ruth Chatterton.
- ^ Hudson, Richard M.; Lee, Raymond (1970). Gloria Swanson. A. S. Barnes. p. 166.
- ^ Swanson, Gloria (1981). Swanson On Swanson. Pocket Books. p. 220. ISBN 0-671-43354-7.
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: A Society Scandal
- ^ 'Progressive Silent Film List: 'A Society Scandal at silentera.com
- ^ The Laughing Lady as produced on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre February 1923 to May 1923, 96 performances; IBDb.com