New Lives for Old (1925)
Overview
Olympe is a cabaret dancer who offers her services to France when her country goes to war. She becomes a spy and provides valuable intelligence information during World War I by winning the confidence of a German officer. Hugh Warren is the American soldier who falls for Olympe. She allows him to believe she is a simple peasant and reveals nothing of her career as a spy. The two fall in love and are married, but the villainous German agent De Montinrich reveals to her husband's family that she is a tawdry club dancer. Unable to reveal her role in espionage, Olympe is ostracized by her friends and family. When the French government honors Olympe for her wartime bravery, her family no longer considers her a blemish on their sterling reputation.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.334 |
Directed By
Clarence G. Badger
TOP CAST
Betty Compson
Olympe
Wallace MacDonald
Hugh Warren
Theodore Kosloff
De Montinbard
Sheldon Lewis
Pugin
Jack Joyce
Jean Bertaut
Margaret Seddon
Widow Turrene
Joseph J. Dowling
Senator Warren
Helen Dunbar
Mrs. Warren
Gale Henry
Berthe
Marvel Quivey
Nancy
Edward Faust
Cafe Manager
William Boyd
Soldier (uncredited)
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