Her Own Money

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Her Own Money
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Still with Baxter and Clayton
Directed by Joseph Henabery
Written by Elmer Harris (scenario)
Based onHer Own Money
by Mark Swan
Produced by Adolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
Cinematography Faxon M. Dean
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • January 1922 (1922-01)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Her Own Money is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery, starring Warner Baxter and Ethel Clayton. [1] Based upon a play, it was originally filmed in 1914 and featured Baxter in a small part. It is unknown whether the 1922 film currently survives. [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine, [3] Mildred Carr (Clayton) is a working class wife who has saved her money and marries Lew Alden (Baxter), a struggling business man. After five years of married life, a financial crisis occurs so Mildred loans her husband her savings apparently through a third party, which causes Lew to leave her when he discovers the fraud. She goes back to work and, after he regains his losses, he asks her forgiveness and they make up.

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References

  1. "Her Own Money". TCM. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: Her Own Money at silentera.com
  3. "Reviews: Her Own Money". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 14 (2): 50. January 7, 1922.