| ~Revelation~ 1924 |
| ~Promotional photograph from The California Theater promoting the screening of "Revelation," in 1924~ |
| ~Colorized Portrait of Viola Dana~ |
| ~Publicity Photograph of Viola Dana & Monte Blue~ |
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| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
After becoming an unwed mother, Joline Hofer (Viola Dana) is cast out of her father's house. After
placing her baby in a home, she becomes the party girl of the Parisian underworld. She is noticed by
artist Paul Granville (Monte Blue), who uses her as a model. His paintings of her make him very
successful. When he hears the tale of a barren rosebush in a monastery, he decides to paint the
Madonna. Joline wants desperately to pose, but he scoffs at her offer. So she disguises herself as a
boy and goes to the monastery herself. When a monk sees her posing by the rosebush, he thinks she
is the Madonna. Joline tries to explain her presence, but the monk insists that the Madonna was
acting through her because the bush is now blossoming. The experience causes Joline to repent her
wicked ways. She gets honest employment, fetches her son, and Granville marries her.
Plot Synopsis by Janiss Garza, Allmovie.com
Scorned by her father for her sinful ways, Joline Hofer leaves her child in a convent and becomes the
sensation of a Paris cabaret. She poses for Paul Granville, a poor American artist, who hence
becomes famous. Despite his reluctance to use her as a model for a painting of the Madonna, she
obtains the assignment, undergoes a spiritual transformation, is reunited with her child, and finds
happiness with the artist.
Plot Synopsis from AFI.com
placing her baby in a home, she becomes the party girl of the Parisian underworld. She is noticed by
artist Paul Granville (Monte Blue), who uses her as a model. His paintings of her make him very
successful. When he hears the tale of a barren rosebush in a monastery, he decides to paint the
Madonna. Joline wants desperately to pose, but he scoffs at her offer. So she disguises herself as a
boy and goes to the monastery herself. When a monk sees her posing by the rosebush, he thinks she
is the Madonna. Joline tries to explain her presence, but the monk insists that the Madonna was
acting through her because the bush is now blossoming. The experience causes Joline to repent her
wicked ways. She gets honest employment, fetches her son, and Granville marries her.
Plot Synopsis by Janiss Garza, Allmovie.com
Scorned by her father for her sinful ways, Joline Hofer leaves her child in a convent and becomes the
sensation of a Paris cabaret. She poses for Paul Granville, a poor American artist, who hence
becomes famous. Despite his reluctance to use her as a model for a painting of the Madonna, she
obtains the assignment, undergoes a spiritual transformation, is reunited with her child, and finds
happiness with the artist.
Plot Synopsis from AFI.com
| Directed & Written by: George D. Baker Based on the novel The Rosebush of a Thousand Years by Mabel Wagnalls (New York, 1918). |
| ~Cast~ Viola Dana ... Joline Hofer Monte Blue ... Paul Granville Marjorie Daw ... Mademoiselle Brevoort Lew Cody ... Count Adrian de Roche Frank Currier ... Prior Edward Connelly ... Augustin Kathleen Key ... Madonna Ethel Wales ... Madame Hofer George Siegmann ... Hofer Otto Matieson ... Du Clos Bruce Guerin ... Jean Hofer Marjorie Reynolds ... Child (uncredited) |
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| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Cinematography by: John Arnold Film Editing by: Lou L. Ostrow & Grant Whytock Art Direction by: John Hughes Art Titles by: Jack W. Robson Length: 9 Reels Runtime: 90 Minutes Released: June 23, 1924 |
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