Purity (film)
| Purity | |
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| Directed by | Rae Berger |
| Written by | Clifford Howard (scenario) |
| Starring | Audrey Munson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Mutual Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Purity is a 1916 American silent drama film, directed by Rae Berger and starring Audrey Munson. The film's scenario was written by Clifford Howard and is notable for its nude scenes, which caused it to be banned and preached against in some towns.[1]
Purity was long presumed to be lost.[2][2][3] However, in 2004, a copy was rediscovered in France. A copy of the film is now preserved at the Centre national de la cinématographie in Paris.[1]
Plot
Purity (Munson), a simple country girl, comes to the city and is hired as an artist's model. A young poet becomes obsessed with her, and is distraught when he learns she has been posing nude. But his distress is diminished when he finds that she intends to use her income from modeling to publish his poetry.
Cast
- Audrey Munson as Purity / Virtue
- Nigel De Brulier as Thorton Darcy
- Alfred Hollingsworth as Claude Lamarque
- William A. Carroll as Evil / Luston Black
- Eugenie Forde as Judith Lure
- Clarence Burton as Publisher
- Nela Drinkwitz as Model
- Molly Shafer as Landlady
Production notes
Purity was produced by the American Film Company (known as the "Flying "A" Studios") based in Santa Barbara, California. The film was shot on an estate in Santa Barbara and was distributed by Mutual Film.[1] [4][5]
See also
References
- Graffy, Neal (2010). Historic Santa Barbara: An Illustrated History. HPN Books. ISBN 1-935-37714-0.
- Thompson, Frank T. (1996). Lost Films: Important Movies that Disappeared. Carol Publishing Group. ISBN 0-806-51604-6.
- Waldman, Harry (2000). Missing Reels: Lost Films of American and European Cinema. McFarland. ISBN 0-786-40724-7.
Notes
- ^ a b c "SilentEra entry". Silentera.com. June 12, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ^ a b (Thompson 1996, p. 36)
- ^ (Waldman 2000, p. 242)
- ^ (Graffy 2010, p. 72)
- ^ (Thompson 1996, p. 42)
External links
- Purity at IMDb
- "THE ART CRITIC'S CHOICE OF A PERFECT WOMAN" AUDREY MUNSON in PURITY. Los Angeles Herald. Vol. 281. September 23, 1916. p. 14.
CAPACITY AUDIENCES AT EVERY SHOW have jammed the Garrick to see Miss Munson, the world's greatest artists' model, who was chosen as the model supreme for the statuary at the San Francisco Exposition. In "Purity" you see this twentieth century Venus de'Milo posed for another artist in the story, just as she posed for the famous statues of "Abundance" and "Descending Night," two of the most talked of features of the entire exposition. Don't miss this attraction. ONLY SIX MORE DAYS TO SEE HER AT THE GARRICK Broadway at 8th. 10¢ 20¢ 30¢
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