The Dumb Girl of Portici
| The Dumb Girl of Portici | |
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Anna Pavlova (center foreground) | |
| Directed by | Phillips Smalley Lois Weber |
| Written by | Lois Weber |
| Based on | La muette de Portici 1828 opera by music Daniel François Esprit Auber libretto Eugène Scribe Germain Delavigne |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle Phillips Smalley Lois Weber |
| Starring | Anna Pavlova Rupert Julian Wadsworth Harris |
| Cinematography | Dal Clawson Allen G. Siegler R.W. Walter |
| Music by | Adolph Schmidt (Mus accompaniment arr) |
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| Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Dumb Girl of Portici is a 1916 American silent historical drama film directed by Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber and starring Anna Pavlova, Rupert Julian and Wadsworth Harris. It was adapted by Weber from the libretto by Germain Delavigne and Eugène Scribe for Daniel Auber's 1828 opera La muette de Portici (The Mute of Portici). The film marked Pavlova's only feature film performance.