The Price of Success (1925 film)

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]

The Price of Success
Director Tony Gaudio, Florence Turner, and Alice Lake
Directed byTony Gaudio
Written byTom J. Hopkins
StarringAlice Lake
Lee Shumway
Gaston Glass
CinematographyFrank B. Good
Production
company
Waldorf Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 15, 1925 (1925-08-15)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot edit

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.

Cast edit

Preservation and status edit

A copy of the film survives at the Library of Congress.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Munden p. 615
  2. ^ Pardy, George T. (23 January 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Price of Success", Motion Picture News, 33 (4), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 487, retrieved 28 January 2023   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "The Price Of Success [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved 2023-10-11.

Bibliography edit

  • Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

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