Pavement Butterfly

Pavement Butterfly 1929 Directed by Richard Eichberg Großstadtschmetterling

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.

Countries Germany , United Kingdom

Production Countries Germany , United Kingdom

Language German

Spoken Language No Language

Gnere Drama

Production Companies British International Pictures , Richard Eichberg-Film GmbH

Release Date 9 April 1929

96 mins

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