Extravagance (1919 film)

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Extravagance
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Directed by Victor Schertzinger
Screenplay byJohn Lynch
R. Cecil Smith
Produced by Thomas H. Ince
Starring Dorothy Dalton
Charles Clary
J. Barney Sherry
Donald MacDonald
Philo McCullough
Cinematography John Stumar
Production
company
Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • March 16, 1919 (1919-03-16)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Extravagance is a lost [1] 1919 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by John Lynch and R. Cecil Smith. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Charles Clary, J. Barney Sherry, Donald MacDonald, and Philo McCullough. The film was released on March 16, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. [2] [3]

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Plot

From the playbill-

Big Puddle and Small Frog
"I'd rather be a paving stone in New York than a boulevard in any small town."

So Helen Douglas told her friends who asked her to give up the pace that kills.

But Helen wanted her paving stone made of gold and jewels and costly gowns and the luxury of life that goes with such things.

She got what she wanted. And in the getting came the crash-her husband on the brink of ruin with one chance of financial rescue in her hands.

Her own money could save him, but-

She refused him the money!

The story of what led up to that big dramatic moment in Helen Douglas' life-and what followed will entertain and thrill you.

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References

  1. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Extravagance
  2. "Extravagance (1919) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. "Extravagance". AFI. Retrieved 13 January 2015.