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The Spotted Lily

The Spotted Lily

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 1, 1917

Runtime

0h 50m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

The Spotted Lily

Production Companies

Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Bluebird Photoplays

Director

Harry Solter

Description

Wracked with illness and discarded by a wealthy and unscrupulous aristocrat, Yvonne Lamour seeks out her former sweetheart Anatole in order to beg him to care for her infant daughter Yvonne. She finds him in a monastery, now Pere Anatole, having joined to ease the pain of her leaving him. Soon after, Yvonne dies and little Yvonne grows to adulthood and falls in love with Jean Duval, a young violinist. When the war devastates the land, Anatole flees to America, taking Jean and Yvonne with him. There, beset by poverty, Jean endeavors to earn a living by playing the violin, but fails. In desperation, he pawns his violin to buy food and falls victim to the charms of Sonia Maroff, a wealthy woman whose fancy he has captured.