Still from the American film "The Eternal Magdalene" (1919) with the Magdalene about to be stoned, on page 36 of the May 10, 1919 "Exhibitors Herald". The film, which had a controversial subject and was based upon a play, was produced in 1918 but not released until the next year and only after a private screening before the National Review Board. The role of the Eternal Magdalene, who only appears in a dream sequence in the film, was portrayed by Maxine Elliott.