Maurie Monnier, a poor young American sculptor in Paris, marries Clarice, a gold-digging model who later abandons him. When Maurie's wealthy father dies, Maurie returns to the U.
Paris, 1920. Gaslights bruise the fog. A sculptor’s loft reeks of turpentine and unpaid rent. Enter Maurie Monnier—shoulders sharp as chisels, eyes the colour of wet cement—played by Walter McGrail with the brittle swagger of a man who has already pawned tomorrow. Maurie courts Clarice (Leatrice Joy) inside a single ...
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" Paris, 1920. Gaslights bruise the fog. A sculptor’s loft reeks of turpentine and unpaid rent. Enter Maurie Monnier—shoulders sharp as chisels, eyes the colour of wet cement—played by Walter McGrail with the brittle swagger of a man who has already pawned tomorrow. Maurie courts Clarice (Leatrice Joy) inside a single tremulous tracking shot: she circles a model stand like a panther appraising carrion, her satin robe slithering off collarbones that could slice bread. Their marriage registers les..."
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