Word master Oscar Wilde's play as a silent movie?

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Irene Rich in Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)

May McAvoy and Irene Rich in Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)

Ronald Colman and May McAvoy in Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)

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Irene Rich

May McAvoy

Bert Lytell

Oscar Wilde

Julien Josephson

Maude Fulton

A society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved.

Ernst Lubitsch

Lady Windermere&apos;s Fan

beautifully acted drama

&apos;Lady Windermere&apos;s Fan&apos; is one of the great plays of Oscar Wilde, so it is curious to see it here as a big budget silent film from Warners Brothers. Starring May McAvoy and Bert Lytell as the Windermeres, with Irene Rich as Mrs Erlynne and a young Ronald Colman as Lord Darlington, this film is directed by Ernst Lubitsch, known mainly now for his stylish musicals and dramas from the sound era.

Despite the obvious drawback of not using any of Wilde&apos;s text, either spoken or as title cards, this adaptation does succeed in putting across most of the play&apos;s plot, just making a little tweak here and there to move the plot along or to bring matters to a satisfactory conclusion. Sets and costumes are of the jazz age and are beautiful, and McAvoy is a winsome Lady Windermere, all indignant eyes and little rosebud mouth.

The film however belongs to Irene Rich who portrays Mrs Erlynne as desperate, calculating, and everything in-between. She was a superb technician without overacting, and it&apos;s a pleasure to watch her. Ronald Colman as well shows signs of the star quality to come.

This &apos;Lady Windermere&apos; is well worth watching.

'Lady Windermere's Fan' is one of the great plays of Oscar Wilde, so it is curious to see it here as a big budget silent film from Warners Brothers. Starring May McAvoy and Bert Lytell as the Windermeres, with Irene Rich as Mrs Erlynne and a young Ronald Colman as Lord Darlington, this film is directed by Ernst Lubitsch, known mainly now for his stylish musicals and dramas from the sound era.

Despite the obvious drawback of not using any of Wilde's text, either spoken or as title cards, this adaptation does succeed in putting across most of the play's plot, just making a little tweak here and there to move the plot along or to bring matters to a satisfactory conclusion. Sets and costumes are of the jazz age and are beautiful, and McAvoy is a winsome Lady Windermere, all indignant eyes and little rosebud mouth.

The film however belongs to Irene Rich who portrays Mrs Erlynne as desperate, calculating, and everything in-between. She was a superb technician without overacting, and it's a pleasure to watch her. Ronald Colman as well shows signs of the star quality to come.

This 'Lady Windermere' is well worth watching.

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