The White Monkey

The White Monkey
Seattle, Washington, theater showing the film
Directed by	Phil Rosen
Written by	Arthur Hoerl (adaptation) Louis Sherwin (titles)
Based on	the novel, The White Monkey by John Galsworthy
Produced by	Arthur H. Sawyer
Starring	Barbara La Marr Thomas Holding Henry Victor
Cinematography	Rudolph Bergquist
Edited by	Teddy Hanscom
Music by	Charles Previn
Production company	Associated Pictures
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	June 7, 1925 (1925-06-07) (US)[1]
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The White Monkey is a 1925 American silent drama film, directed by Phil Rosen and starring Barbara La Marr, Thomas Holding, and Henry Victor, and based on a part of John Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga. It was released by First National Pictures on June 7, 1925.^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Fleur, daughter of Soames Forsyte, marries Michael Mont, whose best friend Wilfrid Desert, author, painter, and traveler, is also in love with her. He knows that Fleur married Michael without any love for him. When Fleur refuses to allow him to leave London, he decides that he has a chance to win her. Wilfrid tells Michael that he will win her away from him if he can. Michael, also of the generation after the war, refuses to coerce Fleur or attempt any heroics with Wilfred. He later discovers them together after she has told him that she has gone.

Cast list

• Barbara La Marr as Fleur Forsyte
• Thomas Holding as Michael Mont
• Henry Victor as Wilfrid Desert
• George Marion Sr. as Soames Forsyte
• Colin Campbell as Ethelbert Danby
• Charles Mack as Tony Bicket
• Flora Le Breton as Victorine
• Tammany Young as Bill Hawks

Preservation

An incomplete print of The White Monkey is located at the Library of Congress and the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. The surviving material comprises reels 1–2 and 4–7, with the third reel missing.^[4]

References

1. "The White Monkey". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
2. Progressive Silent Film List: The White Monkey at silentera.com
3. "New Pictures: The White Monkey", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (12): 62, June 13, 1925, retrieved April 5, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The White Monkey

External links

• The White Monkey at IMDb
• The White Monkey at the TCM Movie Database
• The White Monkey at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films