Sacred and Profane Love (1921)

7.0/10 • 60 min • Drama Romance

Overview

Carlotta Peel, who though sheltered from the facts of life by her Victorian aunt has acquired some knowledge from indiscriminate reading, meets Diaz, a celebrated pianist, at a concert and spends the evening with him. Later, in London, she acquires fame as a novelist and is followed to France by married publisher Frank Ispenlove, who commits suicide when she spurns him. In Paris, Carlotta finds Diaz a physical wreck from drinking absinthe and devotes herself to his regeneration.

Cast

Elsie Ferguson

Carlotta Peel

Conrad Nagel

Emilie Diaz, a pianist

Thomas Holding

Frank Ispenlove

Helen Dunbar

Constance Peel

Winifred Greenwood

Mary Ispenlove

Clarissa Selwynne

Mrs. Sardis

Howard Gaye

Albert Vicary

Forrest Stanley

Samson

Jane Keckley

Rebecca

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