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                |  | Mary Pickford. Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
 
 |  Madame Butterfly
 (1915) United States of America
 B&W : Five reels
 Directed by Sidney Olcott
 Cast: Mary Pickford [Cho-Cho-San], Marshall Neilan [Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton], Olive West [Suzuki], Jane Hall [Adelaide], Lawrence Wood [Cho-Cho-San’s father], Caroline Harris [her father], M.W. Rale [the Nakado], W.T. Carleton (William T. Carleton) [the American consul], David Burton [the prince], Frank Dekum [a naval officer], Caesare Gravina (Cesare Gravina) [the soothsayer] Famous Players Film Company production; distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation. / From the novel Madame Butterfly by John Luther Long. Photographed (cinematography) by Hal Young. Presented by Daniel Frohman. / © 8 November 1915 by Famous Players Film Company [LU6902]. Released 8 November 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Drama. Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.2702. Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive [35mm color-tinted nitrate positive]. Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. Keywords: Japan - Japanese - Weddings Listing updated: 24 July 2024. References: Film credits, film viewing : AFI-F1 n. F1.2702; Eyman-Pickford p. 329; Tarbox-Lost p. 247 : Website-AFI; Website-Legacy. Home video: DVD. |