Inspiration (1915 film)

Inspiration
Audrey Munson in Inspiration
Directed by	George Foster Platt
Produced by	Edwin Thanhouser
Written by	Virginia Tyler Hudson (scenario)
Starring	Audrey Munson Thomas A. Curran
Cinematography	Lawrence E. Williams
Production company	Thanhouser Film Corporation
Distributed by	Mutual Film Corporation
Release dates	November 18, 1915 (US) April 21, 1918 (US re-release)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Inspiration is a 1915 American silent drama film written by Virginia Tyler Hudson and directed by George Foster Platt and starring Audrey Munson. It is notable for being the first non-pornographic American film to feature full nudity of a woman. On reissue in 1918, the film was called The Perfect Model. All copies of the movie are believed to have been lost.^[1]

Plot

A young sculptor searches for the perfect model to inspire his work. He finds a poverty-stricken girl who he thinks is the one he has been looking for. When she wanders off, he visits all the famous statues in Manhattan hoping to find her again.

Cast

• Audrey Munson as The Model
• Thomas A. Curran as The Artist
• George Marlo as The Artist's Friend
• Bert Delaney as The Artist's Friend
• Carey L. Hastings - Undetermined Role
• Ethyle Cooke - Undetermined Role
• Louise Emerald Bates - Undetermined Role

Reception

Audrey Munson (center) as the artist's model in the film, with sculptor Daniel Chester French (at left).

The censors were reluctant to ban the film, fearing they would also have to ban Renaissance art. The film was a box office success, though the reviews were very polarized.

See also

• Nudity in film
• List of lost films

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Inspiration (1915 film).

• Inspiration at the Internet Movie Database
• Inspiration (1915) at SilentEra
• Inspiration at AllMovie