The read
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 52m.
Synopsis
The story of St. Gabriel, who was killed by an ignorant mob for making a nude statue representing Purity, who is also represented by a ghostly naked girl that flits through the film.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do.
29 audience votes
Key crew
- Lois WeberDirector
- Lois WeberWriter
Cast
- Myrtle StedmanThe Woman (as Miss Myrtle Stedman)
- Courtenay FooteGabriel the Ascetic (as Mr. Courtenay Foote)
- Herbert StandingThe Abbot (as Mr. Herbert Standing)
- Adele FarringtonThe Queen (as Miss Adele Farrington)
- Alva D. BlakeUndetermined Role (uncredited)
- Dixie CarrThe Magdelan (uncredited)
- Jane DarwellMadam (uncredited)
- Nigel De BrulierDistraut Man in Church (uncredited)
- Margaret EdwardsThe Naked Truth (uncredited)
- Vera LewisParishioner (uncredited)
- George BerrellA Monk (uncredited)
- Marjorie DawTeenage Girl (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
woman director