Eve's Secret is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Eve's Secret AFI Catalog of Feature Films Retrieved November 18, 2022. It is based on a Broadway play, Moon-Flower, by Zoë Akins, adapted from a Hungarian play by Lajos Bíró. On Broadway Elsie Ferguson starred.The Moon-Flower, the Broadway play, at the Astor Theatre, February 25, 1924 to April 1924; IBDb.com Retrieved November 18, 2022. Clarence Badger directed Betty Compson and Jack Holt.The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971.Progressive Silent Film List: Eve's Secret at silentera.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
Plot As described in a film magazine review, the Duke of Poltava meets Eve, the daughter of a cobbler, and, wishing to marry her, sends her to Paris to be educated. She becomes the object of attention and the Duke fights many duels because of his jealousy concerning her. When she meets Pierre, a childhood chum, she dines with him, which incurs the wrath of the Duke. During the duel, the Duke, believing that she loves Pierre, permits himself to be struck. The wound is slight. Eve finds that she loves the Duke greatly, culminating in their marriage.
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Preservation A complete 35mm print of Eve's Secret is held by the Library of Congress.
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