Revelation (1924 film)

{{short description|1924 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Revelation

| image = Revelation (1924 film) lobby card.jpg

| caption =

| director = George D. Baker

| producer =

| writer = George D. Baker, based on a Mabel Wagnalls story

| starring = Viola Dana
Monte Blue
Lew Cody

| cinematography = John Arnold

| editing = Grant Whytock

| distributor = Metro-Goldwyn

| released = {{Film date|1924|06|23}}

| runtime = 9 reels

| country = United States

| language = Silent film
English intertitles

| budget =

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Revelation is a 1924 film starring Viola Dana, Monte Blue, and Lew Cody. The film was directed and written by George D. Baker and based upon a popular novel, The Rosebud of a Thousand Years. Dana was one of the top stars of the newly amalgamated MGM, a lively comedian who enjoyed a long career that faded with the emergence of the talkies.Eames, John Douglas (1981). "The MGM Story", p 13 In 1918, Metro Pictures (now called MGM) filmed Revelation again, starring Alla Nazimova and again directed by Baker.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=11647 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Revelation][http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/R/Revelation1924.html Revelation at silentera.com]

Plot

Joline Hofer (Viola Dana) is a profligate Montmartre dancer who left her illegitimate child in a convent. Paul Granville (Monte Blue) is an American artist who becomes smitten by the dancer, and uses her for his portraits of great women. When one of Paul's paintings, of the Madonna, appears to result in a miracle, Joline's life is changed forever, as she reforms, reclaims her child, and marries the artist.

Cast

Preservation status

This film has been preserved by MGM.[https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2772/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Revelation]

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