The Painted Lady (1924 film)

The Painted Lady is a 1924 American drama film directed by Chester Bennett and written by Thomas Dixon Jr.

The film stars George O'Brien, Dorothy Mackaill, Harry T. Morey, Lucille Hutton, Lucille Ricksen, and Margaret McWade.

She goes on a tour of the South Seas with wealthy Roger Lewis (Elliott).

Violet is picked up by a vessel and finds love with Luther Smith (O'Brien) onboard, who saves her from the clutches of Captain Sutton (Morey).

While Dorothy Mackaill portrayed a prostitute in The Painted Lady, this was acceptable as prostitution was not explicitly barred so long as it was not forced (i.e., white slavery) and aspects of her work were not shown in the film.