Three Weeks (film)


Three Weeks is a 1924 American drama film directed by Alan Crosland. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Elinor Glyn. Formerly a lost film, FIAF database indicates a print is preserved by Russia's Gosfilmofond.
The novel had previously been made into a film, directed by Perry N. Vekroff and starring Madlaine Traverse and George C. Pearce.

Plot

The Queen of Sardalia is in a bad marriage with the brutal King Constantine II. She decides to get away from her normal life for a period and goes on vacation to Switzerland. There, she meets Paul Verdayne. They have an affair, which lasts for three weeks.

Cast

According to contemporary records, the film made a profit of $162,825.23. Glyn was entitled to 40% of the profits and earned $65,130.

Preservation status

The film is stated surviving in a copy at the Gosfilmofond archive, Moscow.