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The Godless Girl (1929) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and produced by Cecil B. DeMille.

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Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Godless Girl” – Lina Basquette

By Art on Apr 19, 2011 From Classic Cinema Gold

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The authentic-looking reform school set was built by Mitchell Leisen on a Culver City back lot. For the climactic fire scene, in which the whole set burned down, Leisen had the actors' clothes sprayed with asbestos and even devised a way to fireproof their hair.
During the filming of the fiery climax, Lina Basquette was actually burned rather badly. Her eyebrows, singed off by the heat, never grew back properly, according to her.
The film was such a huge flop on its initial release, and proved to be such a financial strain on Cecil B. DeMille's production company, that he was forced to accept a three-picture contract with MGM, where he made his next film, Dynamite, released later that same year.
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