Camille

Camille is a 1926 American silent film based on the play adaptation of La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias) by Alexandre Dumas, fils, first published in French as a novel in 1848 and as a play in 1852. Adapted by Fred de Gresac, George Marion Jr., Olga Printzlau, and Chandler Sprague, Camille was a directed by Fred Niblo and starred Norma Talmadge as Camille and Gilbert Roland as her lover, Armand. It was produced by the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation and released by First National Pictures. The film's score was composed by William Axt. Plot summary Cast Norma Talmadge – Marguerite Gautier, Camille Gilbert Roland – Armand Lilyan Tashman – Olympe Rose Dione – Prudence Oscar Beregi, Sr. – Count de Varville Harvey Clark – The Baron Helen Jerome Eddy – Camille's maid Alec B. Francis – the Duke Albert Conti – Henri Michael Visaroff – Camille's Father Evelyn Selbie – Camille's Mother Etta Lee – Mataloti Maurice Costello – Armand's father Preservation status An incomplete 35mm positive print exists in the Raymond Rohauer collection of the Cohen Media Group, according to silentera.com.