Born on this day – John Gilbert:

 

John Gilbert

Actor

Writer

Director

July 10, 1897 – January 9, 1936

On this day in movie history - La Bohème (1926)

La Bohème

directed by King Vidor

written by Frédérique De Grésac, William M. Conselman and Ruth Cummings,

based on the 1851 novel Scenes of Bohemian Life by Henri Murger,

and the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini,

was released in the United States on February 24, 1926.

Music by William Axt.

 
Cast:

Lillian Gish, John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, George Hassell, Roy D'Arcy, Edward Everett Horton, Karl Dane, Mathilde Comont, Gino Corrado, Eugene Pouyet, Frank Currier, David Mir, Catherine Vidor, Valentina Zimina, Agostino Borgato, Harry Crocker, Blanche Payson.