The Affairs of Anatol
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Duration | 8/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Drama Producer Cecil B. DeMille Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 21, 1921 (1921-09-21) Writer Arthur Schnitzler (suggested by play of the same name), Jeanie Macpherson (by) Cast (Anatol Spencer), (Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)), (Emilie Dixon), (Gordon Bronson), (Max Runyon), (Mr. Nazzer Singh (Hindu hypnotist)) Similar movies Related Cecil B DeMille movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Affairs of Anatol is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Wallace Reid and Gloria Swanson.
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Plot
Socialite Anatol Spencer (Reid), finding his relationship with his wife (Swanson) lackluster, goes in search of excitement.
After bumping into old flame Emilie (Hawley), he leases an apartment for her only to find that she cheats on him. He is subsequently robbed, conned, and booted from pillar to post. He decides to return to his wife and discovers her carousing with his best friend Max (Dexter).
Cast
Uncredited
Background
The screenplay was based on a one-act play called Anatol written by Arthur Schnitzler in 1893 and translated into English by Harley Granville-Barker. The play opened in New York City on October 14, 1912, with John Barrymore in the title role, and ran for 72 performances.
Preservation status
A print of the film still exists. Film Preservation Associates copyrighted a version of the film in 1999 with a musical score composed and performed by Brian Benison. The film was later produced for VHS by David Shepard of FPA with a runtime of 117 minutes, and subsequently issued as a DVD.
Sam Wood apparently created Don't Tell Everything (1921), also starring Swanson, Reid, and Dexter, in part using outtakes left over from The Affairs of Anatol.
References
The Affairs of Anatol WikipediaThe Affairs of Anatol IMDb The Affairs of Anatol themoviedb.org