Revelation


1924

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Romance
Release Date
Jul 28, 1924
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 22 Jun 1924
Production Company
Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Rosebush of a Thousand Years by Mabel Wagnalls (New York, 1918).

Synopsis

Scorned by her father for her sinful ways, Joline Hofer leaves her child in a convent and becomes the sensation of a Paris cabaret. She poses for Paul Granville, a poor American artist, who hence becomes famous. Despite his reluctance to use her as a model for a painting of the Madonna, she obtains the assignment, undergoes a spiritual transformation, is reunited with her child, and finds happiness with the artist.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Romance
Release Date
Jul 28, 1924
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 22 Jun 1924
Production Company
Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Rosebush of a Thousand Years by Mabel Wagnalls (New York, 1918).

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An earlier film adaptation of Mabel Wagnalls' story was released in 1918 (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1911-20).