Plot
As described in a review of the film in a film magazine, Ellie Byrne (Moore) and Don Lane (Lyon), chums, living in the poor section of a factory town, go away to make their fortunes. Ellie wishes to become a lady so that she can marry Preston Dutton (Striker), a society chap, and Don becoming infatuated with Stephanie Parrish (Merriam), daughter of a wealthy man. Ellie becomes a leading actress and Don the author of her first play. Ellie refuses Dutton’s suit when she learns he is after her money, and Stephanie returns Don’s engagement ring. Ellie and Don go back to the factory town disillusioned. They realize that they love each other and in reality had not bettered themselves for someone else but for each other.Cast
Preservation
With no copies of ''Painted People'' located in any film archives or collections,References
External links
* * 1924 films American silent feature films Lost American comedy-drama films Films directed by Clarence G. Badger American black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1924 comedy-drama films 1924 lost films English-language comedy-drama films 1920s American films Silent American comedy-drama films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub