The Painted Lady (1924 film)

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]

The Painted Lady
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Directed byChester Bennett
Screenplay byThomas Dixon Jr.
Based onThe Painted Lady
by Larry Evans
StarringGeorge O'Brien
Dorothy Mackaill
Harry T. Morey
Lucille Hutton
Lucille Ricksen
Margaret McWade
CinematographyAlfred Gosden
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • September 28, 1924 (1924-09-28)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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).

Cast

Censorship concerns

The Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, formed by the film industry in 1922, regulated the content of films through a list of subjects that were to be avoided. While Dorothy Mackaill portrayed a prostitute in The Painted Lady, this was acceptable as prostitution was not explicitly barred so long as it was not forced (i.e., white slavery) and aspects of her work was not shown in the film.[5]

References
  1. "The Painted Lady (1924) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  2. Janiss Garza. "Painted Lady (1924) - Chester Bennett". AllMovie. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  3. "The Painted Lady". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  4. "New Pictures: The Painted Lady". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 19 (17): 84. October 18, 1924.
  5. Campbell, Russell (1997). "Prostitution and Film Censorship in the USA". Screening the Past (2): C/6. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
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