| Panthea | |
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| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Written by | Mildred Considine Allen Dwan |
| Based on | Panthea byMonckton Hoffe |
| Produced by | Allan Dwan Joseph M. Schenck Norma Talmadge |
| Starring | Norma Talmadge Earle Foxe L. Rogers Lytton |
| Cinematography | Roy Overbaugh Harold Rosson |
| Distributed by | Selznick Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (Englishintertitles) |
Panthea is a 1917 American silent drama film directed byAllan Dwan and starringNorma Talmadge. This was the first film Talmadge made after leavingD. W. Griffith's company to form her own production company withJoseph M. Schenck.[1][2] It is believed to be alost film.[3] It was last shown in Venice in 1958.[4]
The film was shot at the former Biograph studio in New York.[2]
Panthea opened in U.S. theaters in January, 1917, and performed well at the box office. Talmadge made several personal appearances to help the film, often wearing her costumes from the film.[5] It was well reviewed; Julian Johnson ofPhotoplay described the film as "staged with an eye both to artistic lighting and dramatic effect, true to life even in its most melodramatic moments, tingling with suspense, saturate with sympathy."[6]
Selznick Enterprises re-releasedPanthea in 1923 to extremely good business.[5] It was screened at theVenice Film Festival in 1958, but has since not been available, leading to the consensus that it is a lost film.[7]
