The Cost (1920 film)

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The Cost
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Directed by Harley Knoles
Screenplay by Clara Beranger
David Graham Phillips
Produced by Adolph Zukor
Starring Violet Heming
Edwin Mordant
Jane Jennings
Ralph Kellard
Edward Arnold
Clifford Grey
CinematographyPhilip Hatkin
Production
companies
Artcraft Pictures Corporation
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • April 11, 1920 (1920-04-11)
Running time
ca 1 hour
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Cost is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and written by Clara Beranger and David Graham Phillips. The film stars Violet Heming, Edwin Mordant, Jane Jennings, Ralph Kellard, Edward Arnold, and Clifford Grey. [1] [2] The movie was based on a 1904-novel by David Graham Phillips.

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References

  1. "The Cost". afi.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  2. "The Cost (1920) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  3. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Cost