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We have included this film in our program to illustrate the work and contributions of Florence La Badie, a star of Silent Hall of Fame.
"Tannhauser" ("Tannhäuser" in German) is a short fantasy drama made by Thanhouser Company. Because the film title and the company that produced it look almost the same, let's clear a possible confusion.
The film is based on "Tannhäuser", an opera by the German composer Richard Wagner; Tannhäuser is the name of the main male character of this opera.
Thanhouser Company was created by Edwin Thanhouser in 1910. It produced 1030 silent films (per IMDB).
Tannhäuser (James Cruze) and Princess Elisabeth (Marguerite Snow) fall in love, but she is engaged to Wolfram (William Russell). Then Tannhäuser is enchanted by the pagan goddess Venus (Florence La Badie).
Most of the film consists of extended religious episodes, which may or may not appeal to contemporary audiences. For this reason we offer you two versions: the first one is the whole film and the second one includes only the episodes with Florence La Badie.
Let's all give our thanks to Ned Thanhouser for the outstanding work he has done for the past 25+ years in archives around the globe to acquire and publish on DVD and online Thanhouser films starring Florence La Badie.
- Archive
- Internet Archive, in Silent Hall of Fame
- Licence or status
- The Internet Archive states none for this item.
- Who can watch
- The archive gives no rating. Invisible Network shows it to Teens profiles and older, judged from its collection and subjects. How films are placed