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The Idol of the Hour (S)

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Original title

The Idol of the Hour

Year

1913

Running time

14 min.

Country

United States

Director

Lucius Henderson

Cast

Cinematography

Arthur A. Cadwell (B&W)

Producer

Thanhouser Film Corporation. Distributor: Mutual Film

Genre

Drama. Romance | Short Film. Silent Film

Synopsis

The young artist had searched Paris for a suitable model to pose as a shepherdess in a new picture which he hoped would win him fame. But none of the models pleased him, and at last, feeling that he could not do justice to the picture, he decided to postpone his work and take a walking trip through France. In a little hamlet far removed from the cities, the artist found the model for his picture, a beautiful peasant girl, tending her sheep on the hillside. He tried to induce her to return with him to Paris, but she demurred, and he went back to Paris alone. But the girl thought often of the stories he had told her of the wonders of the French capital, and the simple country life palled upon her, until one day she left her country home forever and journeyed to the great city. The artist received her joyfully. She was a great success as a model, and the painting made the artist famous. As time passed, the liking that the girl had for the artist grew into love: but it was not...

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The Idol of the Hour (S)

1913

Lucius Henderson