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The Face on the Barroom Floor (1923)

As a derelict paints the face of a girl on a barroom floor, the plot is developed in a series of flashbacks: Robert Stevens, an artist engaged to marry Marion, a society girl, becomes charmed with a fisherman's daughter who poses for him. The society girl's brother brings dishonor upon the fisherman's daughter, and when she commits suicide the artist shields the brother. Stevens is blamed by his fiancée, who terminates their engagement. The artist becomes a derelict and is wrongfully imprisoned. Eventually Stevens is exonerated and reunited with Marion.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Henry B. WalthallHenry B. WalthallRobert Stevens
  • Photo of Ruth CliffordRuth CliffordMarion Trevor
  • Photo of Ralph EmersonRalph EmersonDick Van Vleck
  • Photo of Frederick SullivanFrederick SullivanThomas Waring
  • Photo of Alma BennettAlma BennettLottie
  • Photo of Norval MacGregorNorval MacGregorGovernor
  • Photo of Michael DarkMichael DarkHenry Drew
  • Photo of Gus SavilleGus SavilleFisherman

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