The Oval Portrait

Jan 1, 1934

0h 18m

★ 0.0

Overview

An artist is so consumed with painting a portrait of the women he loves that he doesn't notice she is dying until it's too late. Shot as a silent film.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Production Companies

University of Southern California's Department of Cinematography

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Cast

Margaret Reynolds

Isabel Vecki

Richard Salisian

Ray K. Immel

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0.0

Loaf

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7.0

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3.7

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2.8

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7.4

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6.3

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1.5

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No overview available.

6.0

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10.0

Ritual de Beleza

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4.9

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4.2

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

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No overview available.

7.1

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