The Sporting Venus – Silent (1925)

Description

The Sporting Venus is a 1925 American silent romantic drama film directed by Marshall Neilan. The film was the second MGM release of Neilan and starred his wife, actress Blanche Sweet, who allegedly sported the lowest waistline of 1925. This is the first of two feature films that paired Ronald Colman with Blanche Sweet, the second being His Supreme Moment, which was released in May 1925. This film is listed as being extant (surviving) in silentera database.

Plot
Lady Gwendolyn (Blanche Sweet) is an heiress in love with a medical student, Donald (Ronald Colman), despite being bespoken to foreign prince Carlos (Lew Cody).

Cast:

• Blanche Sweet as Lady Gwendolyn
• Ronald Colman as Donald MacAllan
• Lew Cody as Prince Carlos
• Josephine Crowell as Countess Van Alstyne
• Edward Martindel as Sir Alfred Grayle
• Kate Price as Housekeeper
• Hank Mann as Carlos’ Valet
• Arthur Hoyt as Detective
• George Fawcett as Father