Alimony (1924 film)

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Directed by James W. Horne
Written by Wyndham Gittens
E. Magnus Ingleton
Story byAshley T. Locke
Starring Grace Darmond
Warner Baxter
Ruby Miller
CinematographyJoseph A. Dubray
Production
company
Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation
Distributed by Film Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • February 3, 1924 (1924-02-03)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Alimony is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by James W. Horne and starring Grace Darmond, Warner Baxter, and Ruby Miller. [1] [2] In the United Kingdom it was released under the title When the Crash Came.

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] Jimmy Mason, inventor, and his wife Marion are in desperate circumstances. When he becomes ill, she sells his invention to Granville, a wealthy oil man. Granville covets Marion and, with the wiles of adventuress Gloria Du Bois, separates Marion from Jimmy over the husband's supposed dalliance with that other woman. Jimmy soon goes broke after Marion demands and gets a huge alimony allowance. With the money thus obtained, she comes to his rescue and reestablishes his fortunes by marrying him on her terms, and they face a happy future together.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Alimony located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. [4]

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References

  1. Munden p. 14
  2. Connelly p. 8
  3. Pardy, George T. (9 February 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Alimony". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation. 15 (12): 29. Retrieved 31 August 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Alimony

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