The Chorus Lady (1924 film)

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The Chorus Lady
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Still with Margaret Livingston
Directed by Ralph Ince
Written by Bradley King
Based onThe Chorus Lady
by James Forbes
Starring Margaret Livingston
Alan Roscoe
Virginia Lee Corbin
Cinematography Glen Gano
Production
company
Regal Pictures
Distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date
  • November 23, 1924 (1924-11-23)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Chorus Lady is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Margaret Livingston, Alan Roscoe, and Virginia Lee Corbin. [1] [2] It is based on the play of the same name by James Forbes, which was previously filmed in 1915 as The Chorus Lady .

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Plot

Entertainer Patricia O'Brien (Livingston) is engaged to Dan Mallory (Roscoe), who races horses. When his prize horse "Lady Belle" is blinded in a fire, the wedding is postponed. Patricia returns to New York City with her younger sister Nora (Corbin) to work in the Follies. Dan enters his blind horse in a $20,000 race and wins, so he goes to New York City to finish the wedding. Things go awry when he finds Patricia in the apartment of Dick Crawford (McCullough). However, it turns out that she went there to rescue her younger sister Nora. [3]

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Preservation

The Chorus Lady is considered to be a lost film. [4]

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