Chastity (1923 film)

1923 film

Chastity

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Directed by| Victor Schertzinger
Written by| Ernest Pascal
Produced by| B.P. Schulberg
Starring|

* Katherine MacDonald
* J. Gunnis Davis
* Huntley Gordon

Cinematography| Ernest Miller
Joseph Brotherton
Edited by| Eve Unsell

Production
company

Preferred Pictures

Distributed by| First National Pictures

Release date

* December 31, 1923 (1923-12-31)

Running time

| 6 reels
Country| United States
Language| Silent (English intertitles)

Chastity is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Katherine MacDonald, J. Gunnis Davis, and Huntley Gordon.[1]

## Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[2] unsuccessful at first on the stage, Norma O'Neill finally wins Broadway recognition. Gossip links her name with that of Fergus Arlington, who had backed her. Darcy Roche, in love with Norma, is jealous of Fergus and reproaches Norma. Norma decides to leave the stage. She is reported as having been killed in an automobile accident, but the body is that of her understudy, mistaken for her. Later Darcy meets Norma in California, and she explains that Fergus was her guardian. The lovers are reunited.

## Cast

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* Katherine MacDonald as Norma O'Neill
* J. Gunnis Davis as Nat Mason
* J. Gordon Russell as Sam Wolfe
* Huntley Gordon as Darcy Roche
* Frederick Truesdell as Fergus Arlington
* Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Harris
* Verne Winter

## Preservation

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The film is now lost.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Parish & Pitts p. 336
2. ^ Pardy, George T. (February 16, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Chastity". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (13). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 30. Retrieved September 7, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Survival Database: Chastity

## Bibliography

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* James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts. Film directors: a guide to their American films. Scarecrow Press, 1974. ISBN 0810807521

## External links

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* Chastity at IMDb

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* The Claws of the Hun (1918)
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* Coals of Fire (1918)
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