My Lady of Idleness (1913)
A handsome society woman, Edith Hanson, grows somewhat tired of her matter-of-fact, business-like husband, who spoils her a great deal, and imagines herself in love with Karl Brennan, an artist. She permits the calls of Baron Von Sachs, A wealthy woman, who is very much in love with him, Mrs. Williams, determines to be revenged upon her rival and seeks to get the baron away from her by destroying Edith's reputation. Edith goes to Karl's studio with her sister, Alice, and persuades him to paint her as a Venus. One day Mrs. Williams visits the studio and sees the nearly finished picture. She now sees her way clear to getting back at Edith. Calling at Edith's house a few days later, she finds Alice there by herself, and hears from her that Edith has gone alone to the artist's studio, where she is having a final sitting. Mrs. Williams makes a hasty adieu, intending to go at once to Mr. Hanson, and tell him where his wife is to be found. She meets Hanson as she is leaving the house and at once tells him that Edith is alone with Karl. Hanson leaves at once and rushes away to the studio. Alice overhears the conversation between her brother-in-law and Mrs. Williams, and determines to save her sister if possible. Leaving the house by a back entrance she gets into a taxi and is quickly whirled along the streets to Karl's residence, which she reaches a few minutes ahead of Hanson. She tells her sister that her husband is on his way there. She quickly seizes one of Karl's brushes and paints out the face of the picture. Then she tells Karl to make love to her and is found in his arms when Hanson enters the studio. Alice explains to him that the picture is of her and that she bad smudged over the face because she did not like it. Edith realizes that she really loves her husband and that her infatuation for Karl was simply an idle fancy, Karl turns the pretended love-making with Alice to the genuine article and it is easily seen that an engagement will soon follow,
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GenresDrama
Romance
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| William Humphrey | Director |
| Eliza G. Harral | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Earle Williams | |
| Leah Baird | |
| William Humphrey | |
| Dorothy Kelly |
