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Chastity (1923 film)

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Chastity
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Directed byVictor Schertzinger
Written byErnest Pascal
Produced byB.P. Schulberg
Starring
CinematographyErnest Miller
Joseph Brotherton
Edited byEve Unsell
Production
company
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • December 31, 1923 (1923-12-31)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Chastity is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Katherine MacDonald, J. Gunnis Davis, and Huntley Gordon.[1]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[2] unsuccessful at first on the stage, Norma O'Neill finally wins Broadway recognition. Gossip links her name with that of Fergus Arlington, who had backed her. Darcy Roche, in love with Norma, is jealous of Fergus and reproaches Norma. Norma decides to leave the stage. She is reported as having been killed in an automobile accident, but the body is that of her understudy, mistaken for her. Later Darcy meets Norma in California, and she explains that Fergus was her guardian. The lovers are reunited.

Cast

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Preservation

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The film is now lost.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Parish & Pitts p. 336
  2. ^ Pardy, George T. (February 16, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Chastity". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (13). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 30. Retrieved September 7, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Survival Database: Chastity

Bibliography

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  • James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts. Film directors: a guide to their American films. Scarecrow Press, 1974. ISBN 0810807521
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