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The Black Butterfly

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Sonia Smirnov, a Paris opera singer known as "The Black Butterfly", starts an affair with young Alan Hall. Hall, however, is still pining over his previous lover, a young peasant girl.

DirectorBurton L. King
WritersWallace Clifton·Olga Petrova

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Cast · Directed by Burton L. King

OPOlga Petrova
Olga Petrova
Sonia Smirnov / Marie - The Convent Girl
MHMahlon Hamilton
Mahlon Hamilton
Alan Hall
TM
Tony Merlo
Girard
CL
Count Lewenhaupt
Lahcaise
EBEdward Brennan
Edward Brennan
Lord Braislin
VRViolet Reed
Violet Reed
Lady Constance Braislin
JHJack Hopkins
Jack Hopkins
Don Luis Maredo
MJMorgan Jones
Morgan Jones
Peter - Father of Sonia
NKNorman Kerry
Norman Kerry
Vladimir
RP
Roy Pilcher
Gaston Duval
ED
Evelyn Dumo
Ciel - Sonia's Maid

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The Black Butterfly — streaming FAQ

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The Black Butterfly hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 22, 1917. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.