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The story was first published in Ainslee's, Mar 1903 written under the pseudonym, James L. Bliss. On the film's setting, ETR commented, "The atmosphere of old New Orleans is well taken care of," while MPW noted, "The entire atmosphere is French." ...

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The story was first published in Ainslee's, Mar 1903 written under the pseudonym, James L. Bliss. On the film's setting, ETR commented, "The atmosphere of old New Orleans is well taken care of," while MPW noted, "The entire atmosphere is French."

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
ETR
8 Jun 1918
p. 7
ETR
15 Jun 1918
p. 127
MPN
22 Jun 1918
p. 3739
MPW
15 Jun 1918
p. 1618
MPW
22 Jun 1918
p. 1754
NYDM
15 Jun 1918
p. 851
NYDM
29 Jun 1918
p. 925
Variety
7 Jun 1918
p. 33
Wid's
9 Jun 1918
pp. 13-14
CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
PRODUCTION TEXT
BRAND NAME
A Blue RIbbon Feature
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
PRODUCER
WRITER
PHOTOGRAPHY
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the short story "Cherchez la Femme" by O. Henry in Roads of Destiny (New York, 1909).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
DETAILS
Release Date:
10 June 1918
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Vitagraph Co. of America
3 June 1918
LP12490
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in reels):
5
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

Madeline Renard, a singer with the French Opera Company in New Orleans, is loved by Maurice Dumars, a newspaper critic. When Madeline is awarded a starring role in Faust , she asks her old friend, Monsieur Morin, an expert gold worker, to make her a paste pearl necklace for the performance. He does this but suddenly is taken ill and dies. Morin had been guarding $20,000 in gold coins for Mme. Tibault, an innkeeper, and when the money is discovered missing from his safe, gossips soon convince the townspeople -- including Maurice -- that Madeline stole the money in order to buy her marvelous pearls. While visiting Mme. Tibault, Maurice learns that the simple innkeeper has unwittingly used as wallpaper the stock certificates that Maurice had purchased with her gold coins. The mystery cleared up, Madeline regains the affections of Maurice and her friends, and she, in turn, forgives them for their lack of ...

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Madeline Renard, a singer with the French Opera Company in New Orleans, is loved by Maurice Dumars, a newspaper critic. When Madeline is awarded a starring role in Faust , she asks her old friend, Monsieur Morin, an expert gold worker, to make her a paste pearl necklace for the performance. He does this but suddenly is taken ill and dies. Morin had been guarding $20,000 in gold coins for Mme. Tibault, an innkeeper, and when the money is discovered missing from his safe, gossips soon convince the townspeople -- including Maurice -- that Madeline stole the money in order to buy her marvelous pearls. While visiting Mme. Tibault, Maurice learns that the simple innkeeper has unwittingly used as wallpaper the stock certificates that Maurice had purchased with her gold coins. The mystery cleared up, Madeline regains the affections of Maurice and her friends, and she, in turn, forgives them for their lack of faith.

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