Pleasures of the Rich

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Pleasures of the Rich
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Pleasures of the Rich theatrical poster
Directed by Louis J. Gasnier
Written by A. P. Younger (scenario)
Story by Harold McGrath
("The Wrong Coat")
Produced byA. P. Younger (supervising)
Starring Helene Chadwick
Jack Mulhall
Hedda Hopper
Production
company
Distributed byRenown Pictures
Midwest Film Distributors
Release date
  • February 1926 (1926-02)
Running time
70 mins.
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Pleasures of the Rich is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and produced by Tiffany Pictures with a general distribution through Renown Pictures. The film featured several well known performers of the time, such as Helene Chadwick, Jack Mulhall, Hedda Hopper, and Mary Carr. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [2] Henry Wilson, head of a grocery chain and a married man, suddenly becomes interested in Mona Vincent, a divorcee. Mona, wishing to have her own sugar daddy, also is trying to land Frank Clayton, a scion of wealth, with whom Wilson's daughter Mary is in love. Mona promises the daughter to give the father up if the daughter will give her Clayton. The daughter agrees and then tries to drown herself. After he tells his wife that he is leaving her for another woman, Henry Wilson learns that Mona is making a "boob" of him and hurries back to his wife. Mary is rescued and weds Clayton.

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Preservation

With no prints of Pleasures of the Rich locatedin any film archives, [3] it is a lost film. [4] Its trailer still exists and is housed at the Library of Congress.

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References

  1. White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog Of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 607. ISBN   0-520-20969-9.
  2. Elliott, Frank (March 20, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Pleasures of the Rich", Motion Picture News, New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc., 33 (12): 1307, retrieved April 9, 2023PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Pleasures of the Rich
  4. "Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files". silentsaregolden.com. Retrieved May 12, 2013.