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The Face of the Madonna (1915)
Short | Drama, Short

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The Face of the Madonna (1915)

Short | Drama, Short

Married to Tige, a gangster, Jane is widowed on her wedding day. She subsequently becomes an accomplice of her husband's father, who is a burglar. In the fashionable part of the city, the dissipation of Wallace, an artist, causes his wife ...See moreMarried to Tige, a gangster, Jane is widowed on her wedding day. She subsequently becomes an accomplice of her husband's father, who is a burglar. In the fashionable part of the city, the dissipation of Wallace, an artist, causes his wife to leave him. The artist refuses to allow her to take their child, but places it in an institution. Wallace is commissioned to paint a Madonna for the new cathedral. For a long time his searches in vain for a suitable model. Jane, pursued by a policeman who had seen her in the act of snatching a handbag, takes refuge in the grounds of the institution where Wallace has placed his baby. The infant's nurse places the child down for a few minutes. To throw her pursuers off the track. Jane picks the baby up and pretends to be its nurse. Wallace comes to see his child. He discovers it in Jane's arms. In the girl the man finds the very type he has been looking for. Wallace learns of Jane's ruse. By threatening to turn her over to the police, he induces the woman to pose for him. As the painting develops, Wallace discovers that he is inspired. The marvelous picture has a curious effect the baseness of the lives they had been leading. Wallace finds that he loves Jane. She, however, has learned of the misery he has caused his wife. Her better nature aroused by the painting, Jane induces Wallace to seek Edna out. The model goes to the institution which houses the artist's baby and succeeds in securing a position as nurse. Wallace finds his wife, but too late. The woman dies just before he reaches her side. Remorse-stricken, he vows to devote all his time to his child. Wallace hastens to the institution for his baby. He finds her in Jane's arms. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Alice Joyce Jane Andrews - a Daughter of the Slums Jane Andrews - a Daughter of the Slums See fewer	Beau Geste (1926)
Guy Coombs Wallace - an Artist Wallace - an Artist See fewer	The Swamp Fox (1914)
Helen Lindroth Edna - Wallace's Wife Edna - Wallace's Wife See fewer	Seventeen (1916)
Robert Walker Tige - a Gangster (as Robert D. Walker) Tige - a Gangster (as Robert D. Walker) See fewer	Pueblo Terror (1931)
John Mackin Spider - a Gangster (as JohnE. Macklin) Spider - a Gangster (as JohnE. Macklin) See fewer	The Ventures of Marguerite (1915)
James B. Ross Andrews - Jane's Father Andrews - Jane's Father See fewer	The Swamp Fox (1914)
Henry Hallam Fry - Tige's Father Fry - Tige's Father See fewer	The Evil Thereof (1916)
Mary Ross Tige's Mother (as Mary Taylor Ross) Tige's Mother (as Mary Taylor Ross) See fewer	The School for Scandal (1914)
Mary Taylor Ross Tige's Mother Tige's Mother See fewer	The Face of the Madonna (1915)