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Mind the Paint Girl

Mind the Paint Girl

Young Man! Beware of the Painted Beauties of the Stage

1919 · 60 min · Drama, Romance

When she is orphaned Lily Upjohn, from the London slums, becomes a chorus girl at the Pandora Theatre. During a performance a scene painter drops some paint near Lily and her screams prompt the show's composer to create a hit song "Mind the Paint Girl," which Lily makes an overnight sensation. She is courted by young officer Nicholas Jeyes and by Lord Francombe. Driving both men to near ruin she promises marriage to both but in the end choses neither.

Directed by Wilfrid North · Written by Arthur Wing Pinero

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