Blue Blood
About Blue Blood
The Princess of Monte Cabello, played by Francesca Bertini, is divorced and keeps custody of her daughter. Her ex-husband’s mistress hires detectives, who photograph the princess with the actor Jacques Wilson. The pictures cost her the child. Wilson then uses her to cover his gambling debts and forces her onto the stage. She writes the prince that after the first performance she will not compromise his name again.
Cast & crew
More about Blue Blood
Nino Oxilia directed Guglielmo Zorzi’s script for Celio Film, which also distributed it. Giorgio Ricci was the cameraman. English Wikipedia dates the Italian release to September 1914 and gives the running time as 55 minutes. Italian title: Sangue blu. A German title in circulation is Die Fürstin von Monte Cabello.
Themes
Look
Giorgio Ricci photographed the Celio Film drama.
Music
Silent, with Italian intertitles.
Notes
- Anna Cipriani plays Diana. Fulvia Perini plays Contessa Simone de la Croix.
- Amedeo Ciaffi, Angelo Gallina, Andrea Habay, and Elvira Radaelli are also in the cast. The published synopsis does not assign them parts.
- Letterboxd lists a Spanish theatrical date of 1 July 1914 and an Italian date of 1 September 1914.
- Some listings give 67 minutes. Wikipedia, Wikidata, and the IMDb heading use 55.
Scenes
- Detectives photograph the princess with Jacques Wilson.
- The pictures are used to take her daughter.
- Wilson forces her to go on stage, and she writes the prince that the first performance will be the last time she compromises his name.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-blue-blood)
