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The Wax Model (1917)
50 min | Drama

The Wax Model (1917)

50 min | Drama

Julie Davenant is the neglected daughter of a Parisian dancer who, tired of her life, commits suicide. With her last breath she tells Julie not to trust men. Julie begins her battle with life as a nursemaid. Sculptor John Ramsey spies the ...See moreJulie Davenant is the neglected daughter of a Parisian dancer who, tired of her life, commits suicide. With her last breath she tells Julie not to trust men. Julie begins her battle with life as a nursemaid. Sculptor John Ramsey spies the beautiful little girl, gives her his card, and when she is discharged from her nursemaid position she becomes his model. She becomes the most talked-of model in Paris, and modiste Hermineux pays her a handsome sum to have her likeness made in wax, on which he displays his gowns. Julie meets Melville Ilchester, who seems "different." He also falls deeply in love with her. Ilchester, to satisfy a query in his mind if Julie is really "different," goes to her flat at night and walks in just as she, on a dare, takes a sip of wine and lights a cigarette. He refuses to listen to her explanation. In a moment of despair, Ilchester smashes both window and model at the Hermineux shop. Julie surmises Helen (Ilchester's sister) and Ramsey's plan to elope, sends Ilchester a note to go to Ramsey's because a friend is in danger, tells Helen that Ramsey is married, and hides her as Ilchester enters Ramsey's studio. Ilchester, believing this is a ruse of Julie's, leaves, still refusing to allow Julie to explain. Heartbroken she abandons her profession as a model and becomes destitute. She sends Ilchester a last note of appeal, which Helen accidentally sees, and after hearing the truth from his sister, Ilchester hastens to Julie, explanations are made and their happiness is assured. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Vivian Martin Julie Davenant Julie Davenant See fewer	Louisiana (1919)
Thomas Holding Melville Ilchester Melville Ilchester See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1921)
George Fisher John Ramsey John Ramsey See fewer	For the Term of His Natural Life (1927)
Helen Jerome Eddy Helen Ilchester Helen Ilchester See fewer	The Flirt (1922)
Clarissa Selwynne Julie's Mother (as Clarisse Selwyn) Julie's Mother (as Clarisse Selwyn) See fewer	The Running Fight (1915)
Katherine Vaughn Mrs. Ramsey (as Kathryn Vaughn) Mrs. Ramsey (as Kathryn Vaughn) See fewer	The House of Bondage (1914)
Pietro Buzzi Hermineux Hermineux See fewer	One More American (1918)
Marion Sievers Julie's Mother Julie's Mother See fewer	The Wax Model (1917)