Up the Ladder

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Up the Ladder
Directed by Edward Sloman
Screenplay by Tom McNamara
Grant Carpenter
Based onUp the Ladder
by Owen Davis
Starring Virginia Valli
Forrest Stanley
Margaret Livingston
Holmes Herbert
Lydia Yeamans Titus
Priscilla Moran
Cinematography Jackson Rose
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 3, 1925 (1925-05-03)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Up the Ladder is a 1925 American drama film directed by Edward Sloman, written by Tom McNamara and Grant Carpenter, and starring Virginia Valli, Forrest Stanley, Margaret Livingston, Holmes Herbert, Lydia Yeamans Titus and Priscilla Moran. Based on the 1922 play Up the Ladder by Owen Davis, the film was released on May 3, 1925, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Jane Cornwall, a young heir who is in love with James Van Clinton, sacrifices part of her great fortune to fund her boyfriend's research. James is able to fine-tune his invention, the Tele-vision scope, which meets with great success so that he can marry Jane. But after five years, James begins to neglect both his wife and his job. His attention goes to Helen Newhall, his wife's best friend. Jane, aware of the report, decides not to intervene. The man is facing a new financial crisis and has to resort to Jane's money again. But his wife, at this time, takes over the company's fabrics and puts him in a subordinate position. James puts his head back: working hard, he returns to the company's head. And he reconciles with his wife.

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