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"You Wouldn't Understand" said the erstwhile village girl whom fate has turned into a woman of Paris when the richest bachelor in the world's gayest city pointed to her glittering gems, asking, "What more do you want? You have everything." - A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
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Title: A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

Release Date: 1 Oct 1923

Runtime: 1h 22m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Charles Chaplin Productions

Production Companies: Charles Chaplin Productions

Overview: When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city as a mistress of the wealthy Pierre Revel, she is reunited with Jean by chance. This leaves her with the choice between a glamorous life in Paris, and the true love she left behind.

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Average Vote: 6.7 (165 votes)

Cast

  • Marie St. Clair: Edna Purviance
  • Marie's Step-Father: Clarence Geldart
  • Jean Millet: Carl Miller
  • Jean's Mother: Lydia Knott
  • Jean's Father: Charles K. French
  • Pierre Revel: Adolphe Menjou
  • Fifi: Betty Morrissey
  • Paulette: Malvina Polo
  • Station Porter (uncredited): Charlie Chaplin
  • Mannequin (uncredited): Bess Flowers
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