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A Butterfly on the Wheel
Also known as Sommerfuglen in Denmark; Insouciance in France; Lady Beatrix házassága in Hungary; Brincar com o Fogo in Portugal
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Maurice Tourneur

Cast: Holbrook Blynn [Mr. Admaston], Vivian Martin [Peggy Admaston], George Ralph [Collingwood], June Elvidge [Lady Attwill], John Hines (Johnny Hines)

Shubert Film Corporation production; distributed by World Film Manufacturing Company. / Scenario by E.M. Ingleton (E. Magnus Ingleton), from a play by Edward Hemmerde and Francis Neilson. Assistant director, Clarence L. Brown (Clarence Brown). Cinematography by Lucien Andriot (Lucien N. Andriot) and Sol Polito. Film editor, Clarence L. Brown (Clarence Brown). Presented by William A. Brady. / Released 15 November 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in Hungary as Lady Beatrix házassága on 17 May 1916. The film was released in Denmark as Sommerfuglen on 19 November 1917. The film was released in Portugal as Brincar com o Fogo on 4 November 1918.

Drama: Society.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.0552.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 15 November 2020.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.0552; Tarbox-Lost p. 253 : Website-IMDb.