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Release Year1920
Runtime0h 50m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorAlice Guy-Blaché, Herbert Blaché
WritersLéonce Perret
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast4 credited
Also Known AsTarnished Reputations
About Tarnished Reputations
While visiting a small village, popular young artist Robert Williams meets innocent country girl Helen Sanderson and, enchanted by her beauty, induces the girl to pose for him. An attraction develops between them, but just as the portrait is completed, Robert is called back to the city. Helen fails to hear from him again and Robert's neglect draws her to the city, where she is sent to a reformatory on a false charge. Once released, she begs Judge Princeton for help and, feeling sorry for the unfortunate girl, he introduces her to playwright George Wendbourg, who adopts Helen and makes her a great actress. Seeing Helen on stage reawakens Robert's love for her and he begs her for forgiveness. After initially snubbing him, Helen relents and the two finally are reunited.
Directed by Alice Guy-Blaché, Herbert Blaché, Tarnished Reputations leans on a strong ensemble — Dolores Cassinelli, Alan Roscoe, Georges Deneubourg — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1920.
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