Pavement Butterfly
In this, her second silent film with Eichberg, Wong plays Princess Butterfly, an exotic Parisian fan dancer whose “death leap through a circle of naked swords” act goes tragically wrong. Blamed for the impalement of a fellow performer, she runs away and takes shelter with a handsome but starving painter who she brings luck.
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Pavement Butterfly
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 9, 1929
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama
User Score
60%
Original Title
Großstadtschmetterling
Production Companies
Richard Eichberg-Film GmbH, British International Pictures
Director
Richard Eichberg
Description
In this, her second silent film with Eichberg, Wong plays Princess Butterfly, an exotic Parisian fan dancer whose “death leap through a circle of naked swords” act goes tragically wrong. Blamed for the impalement of a fellow performer, she runs away and takes shelter with a handsome but starving painter who she brings luck.
Cast
Crew
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