Chastity

Chastity

1923 · 60 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

A young woman trying to make it in Hollywood decides that the only way she can attain stardom is to go the "vamp" route, although in her private life she's nothing like her on-screen character. She gets the recognition she wants, but for the wrong reason--she finds herself in the middle of a notorious society scandal.

Directed by Victor Schertzinger · Written by Ernest Pascal

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