Dream of Love
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| Directed by | Fred Niblo |
| Written by |
Dorothy Farnum Marion Ainslee (titles) Ruth Cummings (titles) |
| Based on |
Adrienne Lecouvreur by Ernest Legouvé and Eugène Scribe |
| Starring |
Joan Crawford Nils Asther Aileen Pringle Warner Oland |
| Cinematography |
Oliver T. Marsh William H. Daniels |
| Edited by | James McKay |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
| Budget | $221,000 |
| Box office | $571,000 |
Dream of Love was a 1928 American silent biographical drama film directed by Fred Niblo, and starring Joan Crawford and Nils Asther. The film is based on the 1849 French tragedy Adrienne Lecouvreur by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé.
In the film, Asther plays Prince Maurice de Saxe and Crawford plays Adrienne Lecouvreur, a Gypsy performer, in a tale of lost love and revenge. Dream of Love is now considered lost.
Adrienne, a Gypsy girl performing in a traveling carnival, is unable to find true love for herself until she makes the acquaintance of Prince Maurice. They fall in love, but must part when, for diplomatic reasons, the prince is called upon to make love to the rich wife of an influential duke. Adrienne later becomes a popular stage actress and again meets the prince. Coincidentally, she is appearing in a play which resembles the sad story of her earlier relationship with the prince. Maurice is struggling to win his throne from a usurping dictator. With Adrienne's help, he dodges an assassination attempt and becomes king.
According to MGM records the film earned $339,000 in the US and Canada and $232,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $138,000.
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