Ashes of Vengeance

Name: Ashes of Vengeance
Genre: Drama
Released: 1923-08-06
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Norma Talmadge, Conway Tearle, Wallace Beery

1923
Passed
1h 51m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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Wallace Beery and Norma Talmadge in Ashes of Vengeance (1923)

Drama

When Catherine de Medici, Queen Mother of France, launches an attack on French Protestants known as Huguenots, the Comte de la Roche saves the life of his enemy, the Huguenot Rupert de Vriea... Read allWhen Catherine de Medici, Queen Mother of France, launches an attack on French Protestants known as Huguenots, the Comte de la Roche saves the life of his enemy, the Huguenot Rupert de Vrieac, by making him an indentured servant in his castle. Rupert falls in love with Yolande, t... Read allWhen Catherine de Medici, Queen Mother of France, launches an attack on French Protestants known as Huguenots, the Comte de la Roche saves the life of his enemy, the Huguenot Rupert de Vrieac, by making him an indentured servant in his castle. Rupert falls in love with Yolande, the count's sister, and finds that his rival for the fair Yolande's hand is none other than... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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Awards
- 3 wins

Trivia
According to a 1923 interview with cinematographer Tony Gaudio, the Huguenot massacre scenes required 600 human extras and 400 horses. 80 electricians lit the scene using 7 generators and every available lamp at the studio. The ball scenes that take place at the Louvre required 300 dancers.

Goofs
Early in the movie - which is set in 1572 - Catherine de Medici meets with her son, King Charles IX. She is accompanied by an entourage, one of whom is holding Norma Talmadge's personal pet, a sable-colored toy Pomeranian named "Dinky". Toy Pomeranians didn't exist before Queen Victoria ascended the throne of Great Britain in 1837. Before then, Pomeranians were medium-sized dogs, had white coats, and typically weighed 30 to 40 pounds (13.6 to 18.2 kg). Victoria wanted to develop a breed of Pomeranian lap dogs, so she began collecting and breeding Pomeranian litter runts a few years before she became queen. It would take about 40 years before toy Pomeranians weighing 4 to 8 pounds (1.8 to 3.6 kg) with a variety of coat colors were available - about 300 years after this film takes place.

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Featured review

7/10

Melodrama in tights

ASHES OF VENGEANCE is a handsome historical production, no doubt inspired by the success of contemporary period pictures like Fairbanks' ROBIN HOOD and WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER with Marion Davies. Unfortunately, the script is pretty routine, a standard melodrama about a pair of lovers from rival houses who have to work together to stop a wicked nobleman. I did like how in charge Norma Talmadge's character was-- rather than a fainting damsel, she actually takes command and shows plenty of backbone when menaced. It's a little overlong and, like I said, predictable, but silent film fans like me will likely enjoy it, even if it isn't a classic.