The Fast Set is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Betty Compson.[1][2] The film is based on the 1923 Broadway play, Spring Cleaning, by Frederick Lonsdale.[3]

The Fast Set
Adolphe Menjou and Betty Compson
Directed byWilliam C. deMille
Written byClara Beranger (scenario)
Based onSpring Cleaning
by Frederick Lonsdale
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
StarringBetty Compson
Adolphe Menjou
CinematographyL. Guy Wilky
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 20, 1924 (1924-10-20)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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As described in a review in a film magazine,[4] Richard Sones (Dexter), novelist, prefers the company of intellectuals, while his wife Margaret (Compson) prefers a fast set. Differences in tastes and a lack of understanding of each begin to alienate them, and Ernest Steele (Menjou), leader of the fast set, hastens the crisis by making love to Margaret. As an object lesson to his wife, Richard brings Mona (Pitts), a woman of the streets, to his wife's dinner party and tells the guests that her presence should not be resented as she is a professional in the same game they play as amateurs. Margaret decides upon a divorce until she learns that Steele is not eager to marry her. Steele then takes a hand, convincing Richard that he has been too inattentive and showing him how to win back his wife, who really loves him.

Cast

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Preservation

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With no prints of The Fast Set located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Fast Set". afi.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Fast Set". silentera.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Spring Cleaning as produced on Broadway, Eltinge Theatre, November 1923-June 1924; 251 performances; IBDb.com
  4. ^ Smith, Sumner (November 29, 1924). "The Fast Set; William DeMille Produces Striking, Highly Sophisticated Domestic Drama for Paramount". The Moving Picture World. 71 (5). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 450. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Fast Set". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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