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A Modern Dubarry (German: Eine Dubarry von heute) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring María Corda, Alfred Abel and Friedrich Kayßler. The title is a reference to the life of the eighteenth century courtesan Madame Du Barry .
A Modern Du Barry. Made in Germany, set in France and pitched to attract international markets, this frothy drama features Korda's first wife María Corda, star of the Austrian silent screen, as Toinette, a shop-girl who rises to success in a fashionable dress salon.
- (25)
- Drama
- Alexander Korda
- 1927-01-24
A Modern Dubarry is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring María Corda, Alfred Abel and Friedrich Kayßler. The title is a reference to the life of the eighteenth century courtesan Madame Du Barry.
A Modern Du Barry (1926) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A Modern Dubarry is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring María Corda, Alfred Abel and Friedrich Kayßler. The title is a reference to the life of the eighteenth century courtesan Madame Du Barry. It was made by Felsom Film and distributed by the major studio UFA. Location shooting took place on the French Riviera.
- Alexander Korda
Synopsis. Made in Germany, set in France and pitched to attract international markets, this frothy drama features Korda's first wife María Corda, star...
With the help of sympathetic male admirers, Toinette rises from shopgirl to model in a stylish dress salon. When she borrows a dress that is being altered, it is recognized in a nightclub by its owner, who makes such a public fuss, loudly threatening never to patronize the dress salon.
