The Rustle of Silk is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Betty Compson. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the 1922 novel by writer Cosmo Hamilton.Progressive Silent Film List: The Rustle of Silk at silentera.comThe AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Rustle of Silk
Cast Betty Compson as Lala De Breeze Conway Tearle as Arthur Fallaray Cyril Chadwick as Paul Chalfon Anna Q. Nilsson as Lady Feo Leo White as Emil Charles A. Stevenson as Henry De Breeze Tempe Pigott as Mrs. De Breeze Frederick Esmelton as Blythe (*as Fred Esmelton) Anne Shirley as Girl (credited as Dawn O'Day)
Preservation The Rustle of Silk is currently presumed lost. In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.
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1st edition cover of Cosmo Hamilton's book with still from the 1923 film Cosmo Hamilton's book illustrated with stills from the film on pages 1, 50, 130, and 170, on the Internet Archive