An Adventuress (1920)
A Genuine Novelty in Photoplay Entertainment
1920 · 0h 50m · Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Filmed by Fred J. Balshofer in 1918 as the anti-German war drama Over the Rhine, the project was reshaped and released in 1920 as An Adventuress—a cross-dressing caper set in the fictional republic of Alpania and headlined by female-impersonation star Julian Eltinge, with early appearances by…
Director: Fred J. Balshofer
Writers: Charles A. Taylor, Fred J. Balshofer, Thomas J. Geraghty
Cinematography: Tony Gaudio
Cast
Julian Eltinge as Clifford Townsend / JulieFrederick Ko Vert as Lyn BrookWilliam Clifford as Dick SayreLeo White as Prince HalbereVirginia Rappe as VanetteRudolph Valentino as Jacques RudanyiStanton Heck as Grand Duke NeboCharles Millsfield as Pom PomAlma Francis as EuniceLydia Knott as Clifford Townsend's motherFontaine La RueFrank GastrockMore like this
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