The Price of Success | |
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Directed by | Tony Gaudio |
Written by | Tom J. Hopkins |
Starring | Alice Lake Lee Shumway Gaston Glass |
Cinematography | Frank B. Good |
Production company | Waldorf Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 56 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Price of Success is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Tony Gaudio and starring Alice Lake, Lee Shumway, and Gaston Glass. [1]
As described in a film magazine review, [2] Ellen Harden discovers that her husband George is attracted by the beautiful vamp Ardath Courtney. She invites Ardath to dinner and tells her that she is aware of the intrigue. Ellen rents an apartment for Mrs. Moran, a poor woman ill-used by her drunken husband Jimmy. While she is visiting this flat, Ellen is framed by Ardath, who sends George there to see that his wife has an apartment. The husband's suspicions of Ellen's infidelity are cleared when Jimmy Moran appears, furious at Ellen for befriending and aiding his wife. George thrashes him and is reconciled to Ellen.
A copy of the film survives at the Library of Congress. [3]
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