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Painted People

1924 · 70 min

A gentle silent-era romance that drifts from small-town hopes to big-city dreams and back, ending on a soft, sentimental note.

Directed by
Clarence G. Badger
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Colleen Moore, Ben Lyon, Charlotte Merriam
Overview
Ellie Byrne and Don Lane, chums, living in the poor section of a factory town, go away to make their fortunes. Ellie wishes to become a lady so that she can marry Preston Dutton, a society chap, and Don becoming infatuated with Stephanie Parrish, daughter of a wealthy man. Ellie becomes a leading actress and Don the author of her first play. Ellie refuses Dutton’s suit when she learns he is after her money, and Stephanie returns Don’s engagement ring. Ellie and Don go back to the factory town disillusioned. They realize that they love each other and in reality had not bettered themselves for someone else but for each other. A lost film.

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Directed by
Clarence G. Badger
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Colleen Moore, Ben Lyon, Charlotte Merriam
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    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • love
    • ambition
    • identity
    • betrayal
    Places
    • small town
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
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    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    comedy
    Directed by
    Clarence G. Badger
    Written by
    Edward J. Montagne
    Starring
    Colleen Moore, Ben Lyon, Charlotte Merriam, Joseph Striker, Charles Murray, Russell Simpson, Mary Alden, Mary Carr
    Cinematography
    Rudolph J. Bergquist
    Runtime
    70 min
    Country
    United States of America

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