Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her fiance Jean when he fails to meet her at the railway station. She goes off to Paris alone. A year later, mistress of wealthy Pierre Revel, she meets Jean again, and bounces back and forth between apparent security and true love.

One of Chaplin’s lesser-known works, A Woman of Paris marks his venture into more “serious” filmmaking. (Chaplin would also later score the film in 1976.) A romantic drama where he only appears for a few seconds, this piercing study of social behavior certified his unique directorial talent.