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The Empress

The Empress

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 11, 1917

Runtime

1h 6m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

The Empress

Production Companies

Popular Plays and Players Inc.

Director

Alice Guy-Blaché

Description

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.