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The Painted World

The Painted World (1919)

0h 50m | PG-13

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When burlesque dancer Elois Murree gives birth to her daughter Yvette, she sends to a fashionable boarding school away from the stage environment and her drunken husband. Yvette visits infrequently but during one sojourn Murree slashes Elois' left eye in an argument forcing Elois, now veiled, to perform billed as the Masked Queen. Yvette becomes attracted to her friend’s brother, Rex, she avoids him after she learns that he wants his prospective bride to come from a good family. Yvette becomes a burlesque queen, but a distraught Elois tries to kill her to save her soul and then commits suicide, leaving the bloodied knife in the hands of her drunken husband, who then is arrested. Later, Yvette finds happiness with Rex.

Director: Ralph Ince

Studio: Vitagraph Company of America

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Anita Stewart

Anita Stewart

as Yvette Murree

Julia Swayne Gordon

Julia Swayne Gordon

as Elois Murree

E.K. Lincoln

E.K. Lincoln

as Rex

Harry Northrup

Harry Northrup

as Murree

Janice Cummings

Janice Cummings

as Elois' Maid

R.A. Roberts

R.A. Roberts

as Manager