It Happened in Paris (1919)
Penniless aristocrat Yvonne Dupré ekes out a living selling her paintings to a crooked dealer, Leon Naisson, who passes them off as other more famous artists. Leon confides to his unscrupulous model Romildo, that he is attracted to Yvonne. Romildo drugs his lover, fiery Apache dancer Juliette who closely resembles Yvonne, then tries to extort money from Leon to have his way with her. Leon discovers the duplicity but convinces the artist's sweetheart, Dick Gray, that she has been unfaithful. As police close in on Leon, he frames Yvonne by planting forged paintings in her studio. Following Yvonne's arrest, Juliette is informed by her foster sister that she was stolen by gypsies as a child and is actually Yvonne's twin sister. Juliette exposes Leon's operation to the police, reuniting Yvonne and Dick.
- Release date
- December 26, 1919
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Madame Yorska as Juliette
- Madame Yorska as Yvonne Dupré
- Lawson Butt as Romildo, the Gypsy
- Rose Dione as Creota
- Charles Gunn as Dick Gray
- Hayward Mack as Leon Naisson
- Sarah Bernhardt as Self
- David Hartford as Self
Crew
- David Hartford · Director
- Sarah Bernhardt · Writer
- Jack Cunningham · Writer
- Madeline Matzen · Cinematographer