Pavement Butterfly (1929)
Original title: Großstadtschmetterling
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In this, her second silent film with Eichberg, Wong plays Princess Butterfly, an exotic Parisian fan dancer whose “death leap through a circle of naked swords” act goes tragically wrong. Blamed for the impalement of a fellow performer, she runs away and takes shelter with a handsome but starving painter who she brings luck.
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Anna May WongHai-Tang
Alexander GranachCocoNien Sön LingMr.Wu
S.Z. SakallPaul BennetElwood Fleet BostwickMr. WorkingTilla GardenEllis Working - Mr. Working[s daughter
Gaston JacquetBaron de NeuveFred Louis LerchFedja KusminMovie DNA
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What is Pavement Butterfly about?
In this, her second silent film with Eichberg, Wong plays Princess Butterfly, an exotic Parisian fan dancer whose “death leap through a circle of naked swords” act goes tragically wrong. Blamed for the impalement of a fellow performer, she runs away and takes shelter with a handsome but starving painter who she brings luck.
How long is Pavement Butterfly?
Pavement Butterfly has a runtime of 90 minutes.