The Leopardess
1923 film by Henry Kolker
The Leopardess is a 1923 American silent South Seas melodrama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Henry Kolker, and starred Alice Brady in her next to last silent film.
Cast
Alice Brady as Tiare
Edward Langford as Captain Croft
Montagu Love as Scott Quaigg
Charles Kent as Angus McKenzie
George Beranger as Pepe (credited as George Andre Beranger)
Marguerite Forrest as Evoa
Glorie Eller as Mamoe
Preservation
With no copies of The Leopardess listed in any film archives, it is thought to be a lost film.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “The Leopardess” as 1923 film by Henry Kolker. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the arts & letters register because the source frames it as 1923 film by Henry Kolker. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7746951. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1923.
Rights, attribution and provenance may remain disputed even when a general reference summary presents a stable account. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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