- Inspiration (film)
Infobox Film
name = Inspiration
caption = Audrey Munson in "Inspiration"
director =George Foster Platt
producer =Edwin Thanhouser
writer =Virginia Tyler Hudson (scenario)
starring =Audrey Munson Thomas A. Curran George Marlo Bert Delaney Carey L. Hastings Ethyle Cooke Louise Bates (as Louise Emerald Bates)
cinematography = Larry Williams (as Lawrence E. Williams)
distributor =Mutual Film Corporation
released =November 18 ,1915 (USA ),April 21
1918 (USA re-release)
country = USA
language =Silent film
English intertitles
amg_id = 1:140911
imdb_id = 0005551"Inspiration" is a 1915 American
silent film written byVirginia Tyler Hudson and directed byGeorge Foster Platt and starringAudrey Munson . It is notable for being the first non-pornographic American film to featurefull nudity of a woman.On reissue in 1918, the film was called "
The Perfect Model ".The censors were reluctant to ban the film, fearing they would also have to ban
Renaissance art . The film was abox office success, though the reviews were very polarized. All copies of the movie are believed to have been lost.Plot
A young
sculptor searches for the perfect model to inspire his work. He finds a poverty stricken girl whom he thinks is the model he has been looking for. When she wanders off he visits all the famous statues inManhattan hoping to find her again.Cast
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Audrey Munson as The Model
*Thomas A. Curran as The Artist
*George Marlo as The Artist's Friend
*Bert Delaney as The Artist's Friend
*Carey L. Hastings - Undetermined Role
*Ethyle Cooke - Undetermined Role
*Louise Bates (as Louise Emerald Bates) - Undetermined Role
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