USA, 1921
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Producer: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson, Elliott Dexter, Bebe Daniels, Monte Blue, Wanda Hawley, Theodore Roberts, Agnes Ayres, Theodore Kosloff, Julia Faye, Raymond Hatton, Charles Ogle, William Boyd
Screenwriter: Jeanie Macpherson
Suggested by the play by: Arthur Schnitzler
Cinematography: Karl Struss, Alvin Wykoff
Editor: Anne Bauchens
Art Director: Paul Iribe
Musical Score: The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
Compiled by: Rodney Sauer
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Black & White, Tinted
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Language: Silent with English intertitles
Running Time: 117 minutes
© 1921 Famous Players, Lasky Corporation
New Edition © 2025 The Film Preserve, Ltd. and The Maltese Film Works
Synopsis:
Wealthy socialite Anatol Spencer (Reid), despite his marriage to Vivian (Gloria Swanson), flits from woman to woman, "saving" each in turn as his disillusionment with societies of all strata increases.
Awards:
Best Pictures of the Month - September (Photoplay Awards, 1921)
Restoration:
The Affairs of Anatol was in problematic condition. No complete print survived in 35mm, and only a few reels had original tints, tones and Handschiegl color. The film was reconstructed from elements preserved at LoC and UCLA, with tints, tones, and Handschiegl re-created to give an idea of what the film looked like in 1921.
Presented by: Film Preserve Ltd., The Maltese Film Works, and San Francisco Silent Film Festival
Funding provided by: Olivia and John Farr; The Lucille and Paul Maslin Foundation; David and Donna Morrell; George Stevens, Jr.
Reconstructed and Restored by: Robert A. Harris and James T. Mockoski
Editorial & Conform: Robby Schafer
Composite Artist: Josh Jones
Roundabout Entertainment: Gregg Garvin, Vincent Pirozzi
Restoration in collaboration with: Paramount Pictures, UCLA Film and Television Archive, and Library of Congress
A Rialto Pictures Release