Revelation is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Viola Dana, Monte Blue, and Lew Cody. The film was directed and written by George D. Baker and based upon a popular novel, The Rosebud of a Thousand Years. Dana was one of the top stars of the newly amalgamated MGM, a lively comedian who enjoyed a long career that faded with the emergence of the talkies.Eames, John Douglas (1981). "The MGM Story", p 13 Metro Pictures (now called MGM) had filmed Revelation in 1918, starring Alla Nazimova and also directed by Baker.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..RevelationRevelation at silentera.com
Plot Joline Hofer (Viola Dana) is a profligate Montmartre dancer who left her illegitimate child in a convent. Paul Granville (Monte Blue) is an American artist who becomes smitten by the dancer, and uses her for his portraits of great women. When one of Paul's paintings, of the Madonna, appears to result in a miracle, Joline's life is changed forever, as she reforms, reclaims her child, and marries the artist.
Cast Viola Dana - Joline Hofer Monte Blue - Paul Granville Marjorie Daw - Mademoiselle Brevoort Lew Cody - Count Adrian de Roche Frank Currier - Prior Edward Connelly - Augustin Kathleen Key - Madonna Ethel Wales - Madame Hofer George Siegmann - Hofer Otto Matieson - Du Clos Bruce Guerin - Jean Hofer
Preservation status This film has been preserved by MGM.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Revelation
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