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Tarnished Reputations
director: Léonce Perret, Alice Guy, Herbert Blaché
year: 1920
country: USA
alternative titles: La flétrissure, Une âme à la dérive
While visiting a small village, popular young artist Robert Williams meets innocent country girl Helen Sanderson and, enchanted by her beauty, induces the girl to pose for him. An attraction develops between them, but just as the portrait is completed, Robert is called back to the city. Helen fails to hear from him again and Robert's neglect draws her to the city, where she is sent to a reformatory on a false charge. Once released, she begs Judge Princeton for help and, feeling sorry for the unfortunate girl, he introduces her to playwright George Wendbourg, who adopts Helen and makes her a great actress. Seeing Helen on stage reawakens Robert's love for her and he begs her for forgiveness. After initially snubbing him, Helen relents and the two finally are reunited.
David Lewis, 22.02.2010
Produced by Perret Productions and released on the Pathé Exchange. 35mm, silent. Main cast: Dolores Cassinelli, Alan Roscoe, Georges Deneubourg, Ned Burton.
David Lewis, 22.02.2010
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David Lewis, Rovicorp, 22.02.2010
Commentary
This feature was the last film for Alice Guy and the last production made by Léonce Perret's U.S.-based company. Script was written by Perret in collaboration with Jean Durand.
David Lewis, 22.02.2010
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