Thais, an Egyptian courtesan, is converted to a life of a penitant by Paphnutius, a holy man. She is taken to a convent in the desert and lives her life in the care of the abbess there. But Paphnutius is changed by the vision of Thais and becomes obsessed with gaining her love and retrieving her from the spiritual world for himself.
Directed byHugo Ballin, Frank Hall Crane
Written byEdfrid A. Bingham (scenario), Anatole France (novel)
CountryUSA
On screen
Mary Garden
Hamilton Revelle
Crauford Kent
Lionel Adams