The Painted Madonna
Overview
Dishonored by playboy John Radon, simple country girl Stella Dean flees to the city to hide her shame. Leading a disreputable life she eventually obtains great wealth as a courtesan known as the Black Nightingale. One day she meets Milton Taylor, an artist from her hometown who knew her when she was an innocent, and he asks her to pose as his model of the Madonna. Stella agrees and feels cleansed by the experience, however when Milton discovers Stella's reputation he begins to drink and leaves her, his illusions shattered. Repentant, Stella converts her mansion into a refuge for foundlings and returns to her hometown of Pleasantville reconciling with Milton.
Release date
11/11/1917
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Original Soundtrack
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Cinderella of the Hills
Woman, Woman!
The Palace of Pleasure
The Heart of a Lion
Calvert's Valley
The Great Night
The Celebrated Scandal
The Husband Hunter
American Methods
Tin Pan Alley
Love Is Love
The Broadway Peacock
A Stage Romance
Wormwood
Heartbreak
No Other Woman
A World of Folly
The Price of Silence
High Finance
A Man's Mate