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Adoration

The most beautiful actress of the screen...in her greatest role

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Billie Dove, as Elena, pulls out all stops as a Russian princess and a woman-of-the-streets in Paris in an exotic romance and hand-wringing drama set in two countries and the way-stations in between.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

73 mins

Rating

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Release Date

02 December 1928

Country

United States of America

Cast

Billie Dove

Billie Dove

Elena

Antonio Moreno

Antonio Moreno

Prince Serge Orloff

Émile Chautard

Émile Chautard

Murajev

Lucy Doraine

Lucy Doraine

Ninette

Nicholas Bela

Nicholas Bela

Ivan

Nicholas Soussanin

Nicholas Soussanin

Vladimir

Winifred Bryson

Winifred Bryson

Baroness

Lucien Prival

Lucien Prival

Baron

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