Venus (1929 film)

1929 film

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Venus

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Louis Mercanton
Written by| Jean Vignaud (story)
Adrien Gaillard
Produced by| Louis Mercanton
Starring| Constance Talmadge
André Roanne
Jean Murat
Cinematography| Léonce-Henri Burel

Production
company

Mercanton Films

Distributed by| Les Artistes Associés

Release date

* 29 September 1929 (1929-09-29)

Country| France
Languages| Sound (Synchronized)
French Intertitles

Venus (French:Vénus) is a 1929 French sound drama film directed by Louis Mercanton, and starring Constance Talmadge, André Roanne, and Jean Murat. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. It is based on a story by Jean Vignaud.[1] An English version was distributed by United Artists in the United States.

## Cast

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* Constance Talmadge as Princess Beatrice Doriani
* André Roanne
* Jean Murat as Le capitaine Franqueville
* Max Maxudian as Le prince Mario Zarkis
* Charles Frank
* Louis Baron fils as Le capitaine de Venus
* Frédéric Mariotti as Le chef des dockers
* Jean Mercanton as L'enfant
* Maurice Schutz
* Julio de Romero
* Anthony Hankey
* Desdemona Mazza

## See also

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* List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

## References

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1. ^ Goble p. 1003

## Bibliography

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* Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

## External links

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* Venus at IMDb

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Films directed by Louis Mercanton

* The Call of the Blood (1920)
* Miarka (1920)
* Possession (1922)
* Sarati the Terrible (1923)
* The Gardens of Murcia (1923)
* The Two Boys (1924)
* Monte Carlo (1925)
* Cinders (1926)
* Croquette (1927)
* The Maid at the Palace (1927)
* Venus (1929)
* Chérie (1930)
* The Nipper (1930)
* The Mystery of the Villa Rose (1930)
* Let's Get Married (1931)
* A Man of Mayfair (1932)
* These Charming People (1932)
* Passionately (1932)
* Students in Paris (1932)
* The Fish Woman (1932)
* Cognasse (1932)
* He Is Charming (1932)

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