Poster for Madame Rex

Madame Rex

1911 17 minutes

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Located in the south of France, a woman, who, after the death of her husband, is forced to assume the management of the Gambling Casino, of which he was proprietor. She places her daughter in a convent and keeps her in ignorance of her occupation. Twelve years later the mother becomes engaged to a young nobleman. The young man, however, by accident, meets the daughter, now seventeen years old, and falls in love with her, not knowing her identity. The mother realizing the truth of the situation, sacrifices her own love for the young man for her daughter's happiness.

Released

17th April 1911

115 years ago

Runtime

17 minutes

Finishes at 2:01pm

Directed by

D.W. Griffith

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Written by

Mary Pickford

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