Movie Description

The Parisian Tigress

(1919)

Overview

The invalid Count de Suchet, nearing death, tells his friend, artist Henri Dutray, about the tragic events of his early life. He secretly married a dancer, and after she gave birth to a daughter, his father convinced her that she was ruining her husband's life. She gave the baby to an old couple, and then killed herself. The grieving count now worries about his daughter. Meanwhile, Jeanne, an Apache dancer in Montmartre, refuses to be sold by her brother Jacques to an old rogue. After she escapes and hides in Henri's studio, Henri, because he needs money, plots with Jacques to make the count believe that Jeanne is his daughter.

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Original TitleThe Parisian Tigress

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1919-03-31

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 00h 50m

Production CompaniesMetro Pictures Corporation

Genres

  • Drama