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Title: Exquisite Sinner

Date: 1925

Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures

Director: Josef von Sternberg, Phil Rosen (von Sternberg

Cast: Conrad Nagel, Renee Adoree, Paulette Duval, Frank Currier, George K. Arthur, Matthew Betz, Helen D’algy, Claire Du Brey, Myrna Loy.

Summary: Wounded soldier Dominique Prad is convalescing when he sees a band of gypsies and decides that he wants to break from the conventions of society. His family thinks he is an idle loafer when he spends his time painting instead of managing a silk mill. After a failed suicide attempt, Dominique’s family thinks he is insane. He flees and joins a group of gypsies. He and one of the gypsies, Silda, run away to Breton. As they are about to be married by the mayor of Breton, Silda’s lover finds them. Dominique denounces his family and with the blessing of their new friends in Breton, he and Silda embark on a new life.

Notes: Complete print exists in the MGM archive.