The Lady in Ermine

The Lady in Ermine is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by James Flood and produced by and starring Corinne Griffith, and distributed by First National Pictures. The film is now considered a lost film.

Play

The operetta The Lady in Ermine, upon which this film and later films are based, opened on Broadway October 2, 1922 and ran for 238 performances closing on April 21, 1923. It originally played at the Ambassador Theatre and then at the Century Theatre. The famous Shubert Brothers produced the operetta/play.

Cast

Corinne Griffith as Mariana Beltrami
Einar Hanson as Adrian Murillo
Ward Crane as Archduke Stephan
Francis X. Bushman as Gen. Dostal
Jane Keckley as Mariana's maid
Bert Sprotte as Sergeant Major

Remakes

The story was remade as an early talkie musical in Technicolor, Bride of the Regiment, also released by First National and also considered a lost film. It was remade again in 1948 by 20th Century-Fox as That Lady in Ermine, starring Betty Grable and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.