Hypocrites
The story of St. Gabriel, who was killed by an ignorant mob for making a nude statue representing Purity, who is also represented by a ghostly naked girl that flits through the film.
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Cast & Crew
Myrtle Stedman
The Woman (as Miss Myrtle Stedman)
Courtenay Foote
Gabriel the Ascetic (as Mr. Courtenay Foote)
Herbert Standing
The Abbot (as Mr. Herbert Standing)
Adele Farrington
The Queen (as Miss Adele Farrington)
Alva D. Blake
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Dixie Carr
The Magdelan (uncredited)
Jane Darwell
Madam (uncredited)
Nigel De Brulier
Distraut Man in Church (uncredited)
Margaret Edwards
The Naked Truth (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Parishioner (uncredited)
George Berrell
A Monk (uncredited)
Marjorie Daw
Teenage Girl (uncredited)
Antrim Short
Teenage Boy (uncredited)
Writing
Lois Weber
Writer
Fun Facts of Movie
The film Hypocrites released in 1915 directed by film maker Lois Weber and was the first American film to feature full frontal nudity.
Source: FarOut Magazine – The first American film to show full-frontal nudity
Hypocrites a silent film is part of the American Institute of Film Collection in the Library of Congress.
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