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directed by

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and starring

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in a

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, and

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. The film involves two

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n sisters emigrate to America. One tries to hide her

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origins and rises in

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, while the other remains closer to her roots.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Russian Olga Farinova becomes a famous actress in New York City. Under the pretense of being of noble birth, she weds a young millionaire. When her sister Zita arrives, she is at first disowned by Olga. A message declaring that Zita is ill lures Olga to the East Side. Olga is trapped there by an old suitor seeking revenge, shot, and dies in her husband's embrace. Zita is then adopted by the millionaire's family.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Michael G. Ankerich (2012). ''Mae Murray: The Girl with the Bee-stung Lips''. University Press of Kentucky.

External links

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