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21/10/1923 Romance, Drama, Comedy 1h 24m
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Gloria Swanson in the role she was made for! "Zaza," queen of the gay French music balls; a creature of whirlwind emotions, savage loves and hates- a veritable wildcat. And how she plays it!

Overview

Zaza is an actress and the favorite at an open-air theater in a small French town. When diplomat Bernard Dufresne comes to the village, he stays away for fear he will fall for her. But during one performance, while Zaza is singing on a swing, her rival cuts the rope and she falls. Zaza is badly injured and she makes Dufresne's acquaintance. A romance quickly springs up and he installs her in a villa. Their happiness is marred, however, when his wife appears.

  1. Allan Dwan

    Director

  2. Albert S. Le Vino

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Gloria Swanson

    Zaza

  2. H.B. Warner

    Bernard Dufresne

  3. Ferdinand Gottschalk

    Duke de Brissac

  4. Lucille La Verne

    Aunt Rosa

  5. Mary Thurman

    Florianne

  6. Yvonne Hughes

    Nathalie

  7. Riley Hatch

    Rigault

  8. L. Rogers Lytton

    Stage Manager

  9. Ivan Linow

    Apache

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06
You really have to hand it to Gloria Swanson in this - she goes at it full tilt! "Zaza" is a music hall girl. A bit rough round the edges, but she's a decent sort of soul who falls for the womanising "Dufresne" (H.B. Warner) only to discover he is a true cad... The story is pretty predictable, but the journey is a hell of a ride - we even have a cracking cat fight between her and her rival "Florianne" (Mary Thurman) and there are a few quite enchanting scenes with the young "Cecille" (Helen Mack). There is plenty of humour - verging on the bawdy at times, and it is used effectively to demonstr...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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