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The Empress

March 11, 1917

66 minutes

Alice Guy-Blaché

Drama

Overview

After the success of his painting "The Empress," artist DeBaudry (William Morse) takes his model, Nedra (Doris Kenyon), to a roadhouse and, unbeknownst to her, registers them as Mr. and Mrs. The roadhouse proprietor, who is also a part-time blackmailer, takes a photo of them together.

Movie Details

Release Date

March 11, 1917

Runtime

66 minutes

Director

Alice Guy-Blaché

Production Companies

Popular Plays and Players Inc.

Cast

Doris Kenyon

Nedra

Holbrook Blinn

Eric

William A. Morse

DeBaudry (as William Morse)

Lyn Donelson

The Woman in the Dark (as Lyn Donaldson)