Chastity (1923 film)

Chastity
Chastity
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Directed by	Victor Schertzinger
Written by	Ernest Pascal
Produced by	B.P. Schulberg
Starring	Katherine MacDonald; J. Gunnis Davis; Huntley Gordon;
Cinematography	Ernest Miller ; Joseph Brotherton
Edited by	Eve Unsell
Production; company	Preferred Pictures
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	December 31, 1923;
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (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

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

Katherine MacDonald as Norma O'Neill
J. Gunnis Davis as Nat Mason
J. Gordon Russell as Sam Wolfe
Huntley Gordon as Darcy Roche
Frederick Truesdell as Fergus Arlington
Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Harris
Verne Winter

Preservation

The film is now lost.^[3]

References

^ Parish & Pitts p. 336
^ 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Survival Database: Chastity

Bibliography

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

External links

Chastity at IMDb

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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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Survival Database: Chastity

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