The Empress (1917)
After the success of his painting "The Empress," artist DeBaudry (William Morse) takes his model, Nedra (Doris Kenyon), to a roadhouse and, unbeknownst to her, registers them as Mr. and Mrs. The roadhouse proprietor, who is also a part-time blackmailer, takes a photo of them together.
Director: Alice Guy-Blaché
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Doris Kenyon as Nedra |
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Holbrook Blinn as Eric |
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William A. Morse as DeBaudry (as William Morse) |
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Lyn Donelson as The Woman in the Dark (as Lyn Donaldson) |
| Directing | Alice Guy-Blaché | Director |
| Camera | John G. Haas | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Holbrook Blinn | Writer |
| Writing | Frederick Chapin | Story |
| Writing | Alice Guy-Blaché | Writer |