Twenty Dollars a Week is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by F. Harmon Weight and starring George Arliss, Taylor Holmes, and Edith Roberts.[1][2] Ronald Colman, then a rising star, had a supporting role as Arliss's character's son. The film was long thought lost before a print was rediscovered in the Library of Congress collection.
| Twenty Dollars a Week | |
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| Directed by | F. Harmon Weight |
| Written by | Forrest Halsey |
| Starring | George Arliss Taylor Holmes Edith Roberts Ronald Colman |
| Cinematography | Harry Fischbeck(fr) |
Production company | Distinctive Pictures |
| Distributed by | Selznick Distributing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[3] John Reeves, steel magnate, wagers with his son Chester that he can earn twenty dollars a week and live on it. He procures work in the office of William Hart's steel plant. Against her brother's wish, Hart's sister Muriel adopts a little boy. Hart evens up by adopting John Reeves as his father. Reeves foils James Pettison's plot to ruin Hart. Chester also makes good as a workman and wins the affection of Hart's sister. The father reveals his identity and takes Hart as a partner.
Cast
edit- George Arliss as John Reeves
- Taylor Holmes as William Hart
- Edith Roberts as Muriel Hart
- Wallie Howe as Henry Sloane
- Redfield Clarke as George Blair
- Ronald Colman as Chester Reeves
- Ivan F. Simpson as James Pettison (credited as Ivan Sampson)
- Joseph Donohue as Little Arthur
- William Sellery as Clancy, Restaurateur
- George Henry as Butler
Preservation
editPrints of Twenty Dollars a Week are located in the Library of Congress and Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision (New Zealand Film Archive).[4]
References
edit- ^ Goble p. 166.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: $20 a Week at silentera.com
- ^ Pardy, George T. (April 26, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Twenty Dollars a Week". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 35. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: $20 A Week
Bibliography
edit- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. ISBN 9783598114922
External links
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