Fashion Row is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mae Murray in a dual role, Earle Foxe, and Freeman Wood.[1] The film involves two Russian sisters emigrate to America. One tries to hide her peasant origins and rises in high society, while the other remains closer to her roots.

Fashion Row
Directed byRobert Z. Leonard
Written by
Produced byRobert Z. Leonard
Starring
CinematographyOliver T. Marsh
Production
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Distributed byMetro Pictures
Release date
  • December 3, 1923 (1923-12-03)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[2] Russian Olga Farinova becomes a famous actress in New York City. Under the pretense of being of noble birth, she weds a young millionaire. When her sister Zita arrives, she is at first disowned by Olga. A message declaring that Zita is ill lures Olga to the East Side. Olga is trapped there by an old suitor seeking revenge, shot, and dies in her husband's embrace. Zita is then adopted by the millionaire's family.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Ankerich p. 130
  2. ^ Pardy, George T. (December 22, 1923). "Feature Previews: Fashion Row". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (4). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 25. Retrieved May 4, 2022.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

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  • Michael G. Ankerich (2012). Mae Murray: The Girl with the Bee-stung Lips. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-3690-5
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