Venus of Venice explained

Venus of Venice
Director:	Marshall Neilan
Producer:	Constance Talmadge Joseph Schenck
Starring:	Constance Talmadge Antonio Moreno
Cinematography:	George Barnes
Distributor:	First National Pictures
Runtime:	7 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Venus of Venice is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Constance Talmadge and Antonio Moreno. Talmadge's own production unit produced with distribution through First National Pictures.^[1]

Cast

• Constance Talmadge as Carlotta
• Antonio Moreno as Kenneth
• Julanne Johnston as Jean
• Edward Martindel as Journalist
• Michael Vavitch as Marco
• Arthur Thalasso as Ludvico
• Andre Lanoy as Giuseppe
• Carmelita Geraghty as Bride
• Mario Carillo as Bridegroom
• Tom Ricketts as Bride's father
• Hedda Hopper as Jean's mother

Preservation

With the exception of one lost reel, Venus of Venice survives. Prints held at UCLA Film and Television Archive and George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=13015 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Venus of Venice
2. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1476/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Venus of Venice
3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/V/VenusOfVenice1927.html Progressive Silent Film List: Venus of Venice