A Woman of Paris, A Drama of Fate, 1923 by Charlie Chaplin

A Woman of Paris (also known as A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate) is a 1923 silent drama film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. It stars Edna Purviance as the title character, along with Clarence Geldart, Carl Miller, Lydia Knott, Charles K. French and Adolphe Menjou. A United Artists production, the film was an atypical dramatic work for Chaplin.

A Woman of Paris was Chaplin’s first dedicated attempt at “straight dramatic subject matter” and his only silent film in which he does not appear as a main actor; his next film was the highly acclaimed comedy The Gold Rush (1925). Years later in 1952, he made Limelight which has been both described as “comedy-drama” and a “drama”.