The Painted Lady | |
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Directed by | Chester Bennett |
Screenplay by | Thomas Dixon Jr. |
Based on | The Painted Lady by Larry Evans |
Starring | George O'Brien Dorothy Mackaill Harry T. Morey Lucille Hutton Lucille Ricksen Margaret McWade |
Cinematography | Alfred Gosden |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Painted Lady is a 1924 American drama film directed by Chester Bennett and written by Thomas Dixon Jr. The film stars George O'Brien, Dorothy Mackaill, Harry T. Morey, Lucille Hutton, Lucille Ricksen, and Margaret McWade. The film was released on September 28, 1924, by Fox Film Corporation. [1] [2] [3]
As described in a film magazine, [4] Violet (Mackaill) hurries to save her half-sister Pearl when she receives a message that Pearl with others is robbing a house. She is caught and sent to jail for three years while Pearl escapes. As a governess, she is hounded by the law until she becomes a "painted lady." She goes on a tour of the South Seas with wealthy Roger Lewis (Elliott). In a storm at sea, the yacht is destroyed. Violet is picked up by a vessel and finds love with Luther Smith (O'Brien) onboard, who saves her from the clutches of Captain Sutton (Morey).
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