''Painted People'' is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring

Colleen Moore Colleen Moore (born Kathleen Morrison; August 19, 1899 – January 25, 1988) was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era. Moore became one of the most fashionable (and highly-paid) stars of the era and helped po ...

. It was produced and distributed by Associated First National Pictures.

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,The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Painted People''
/ref> it is a

lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...

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