The Poverty of Riches

The Poverty of Riches
Directed by	Reginald Barker
Written by	Arthur F. Statter
Based on	The Mother by Leroy Scott
Starring	Richard Dix Leatrice Joy Louise Lovely
Cinematography	Percy Hilburn
Production company	Goldwyn Pictures
Distributed by	Goldwyn Pictures
Release date	November 1921 (1921-11)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Poverty of Riches is a lost ^{[1] [2]} 1921 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Richard Dix, Leatrice Joy and Louise Lovely. It was based on a 1914 short story by Leroy Scott. ^[3]

Cast

• Richard Dix as John Colby
• Leatrice Joy as Katherine Colby
• John Bowers as Tom Donaldson
• Louise Lovely as Grace Donaldson
• Irene Rich as Mrs. Holt
• DeWitt Jennings as Lyons
• Dave Winter as Stephen Phillips
• Roy Laidlaw as Hendron
• John Cossar as Edward Phillips Sr
• Frankie Lee as John (in prologue)
• Dorothy Hughes as Katherine (in prologue)

References

1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:The Poverty of Riches
2. The Poverty of Riches at silentera.com
3. Goble p.914

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• The Poverty of Riches at IMDb