The Star of Damascus is a 1920 Austrian film directed by Michael Curtiz. It was followed by The Scourge of God.

Plot

A French artist, Georges Hanet, hears a woman screaming while walking in Damascus. Rushing over, he finds Kora, who has been beaten by her master. Georges frees Kora and takes her to his house. A letter arrives for Hanet stating that his father is dead and he must return to Trieste. Georges takes Kora with him, but secludes her in his cabin. Upset by this, she leaves the cabin and starts an affair with Count Ceretti, who keeps her in his mansion. Hanet finds the mansion and, upon seeing Kora and Ceretti together, shoots Kora in the face.