A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

Oct 1, 1923

1h 22m

★ 6.8

Humanity is composed not of heroes and villains.

Overview

When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city as a mistress of the wealthy Pierre Revel, she is reunited with Jean by chance. This leaves her with the choice between a glamorous life in Paris, and the true love she left behind.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Charles Chaplin Productions

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Cast

Marie St. Clair

Edna Purviance

Marie's Step-Father

Clarence Geldart

Jean Millet

Carl Miller

Jean's Mother

Lydia Knott

Jean's Father

Charles K. French

Pierre Revel

Adolphe Menjou

Fifi

Betty Morrissey

Paulette

Malvina Polo

Station Porter (uncredited)

Charlie Chaplin

Mannequin (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Head Waiter (uncredited)

Henry Bergman

Man in Nightclub (uncredited)

Granville Redmond

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