| The Seven Swans | |
| Director: | J. Searle Dawley |
| Producer: | Adolph Zukor |
| Based On: | The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen |
| Starring: | Marguerite Clark Richard Barthelmess |
| Cinematography: | H. Lyman Broening |
| Distributor: | Paramount Pictures |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | Silent film..(English intertitles) |
The Seven Swans is a lost[1] 1917 silent film fantasy starring Marguerite Clark. Famous Players Film Company produced and J. Searle Dawley directed.[2]
Loosely based on The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen, Clark stars as Princess Tweedledee who later falls in love with Prince Charming. An evil witch, yearning to take over a kingdom, turns the Princess's brothers into swans. Moon Fairies vow to turn her brothers back to humans if she knits them seven robes and not speak to another human for a specified amount of time.