The Painted Lady
# The Painted Lady

The Painted Lady is a 1912 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives.

## Plot

The story as told by The Moving Picture News reads:

   The elder daughter has always been her father's favorite because of her strict adherence to his rigid precepts. The younger daughter is rather gay and frivolovis, though innocently so, and horrifies her elder sister when the latter catches her in the act of powdering and painting her face. To the mild reprimand of the elder daughter the younger exclaims, "Well, you have to do it if you want to be attractive." The strength of the assertion is proven at the church lawn festival, the younger sister being surrounded by a host of friends while the elder passes the time in almost absolute ostracism. However, a stranger appears at the festival who pretends to be attracted by the elder daughter, she, in turn, being surprised and flattered. This is for a sinister purpose, however, for the stranger is a crook. Under the pretense of affection for the girl he gains her confidence regarding her father's business affairs, and with the knowledge he has acquired, he attempts to rob the house. This attempt works disaster for himself and the girl.

## Cast

* Blanche Sweet as the Older Sister
* Madge Kirby as the Younger Sister
* Charles Hill Mailes as Their Father
* Kate Bruce as Their Mother
* Joseph Graybill as The Stranger
* William J. Butler as The Minister
* Lionel Barrymore at Ice Cream Festival
* Elmer Booth at Ice Cream Festival
* W. Christy Cabanne at At Ice Cream Festival
* Harry Carey at Ice Cream Festival
* Josephine Crowell
* Gladys Egan as Little Girl in Arbor
* Dorothy Gish as Belle at Ice Cream Festival
* Lillian Gish as Belle at Ice Cream Festival
* Charles Gorman as Hired Hand
* Robert Harron as Beau at Ice Cream Festival
* W. E. Lawrence as Boy with Dog
* Walter P. Lewis at Ice Cream Festival
* Walter Long
* Walter Miller at At Ice Cream Festival
* Jack Pickford as Beau at Ice Cream Festival
* Henry B. Walthall at Ice Cream Festival
