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Beauty's worth / Famous Players-Lasky Corporation presents ; a Paramount Picture ; produced by Cosmopolitan Pictures ; directed by Robert G. Vignola ; scenario by Luther Reed ; from the story by Sophie Kerr.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Kerr, Sophie, 1880-1965.
Reed, Luther, screenwriter.
Vignola, Robert G., 1882-1953, film director.
Morgan, Ira, 1889-1959, director of photography.
Urban, Joseph, 1872-1933, art director.
Davies, Marion, 1897-1961, actor.
Stanley, Forrest, actor.
Elvidge, June, 1893-1965, actor.
Cooley, Hallam, 1895-1971, actor.
Cosmopolitan Productions, film production company.
Paramount Pictures (1914-1927), film production company.
Alpha Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Man-woman relationships--Drama.
Man-woman relationships.
Society of Friends.
Artists--Drama.
Artists.
Society of Friends--Drama.
Feature films.
Silent films.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Silent films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Romance films.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
4 3/4 in.
Place of Publication:
Narberth, PA : Alpha Home Entertainment, [2016]
Language Note:
Silent film with English intertitles and added musical score.
System Details:
DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation.
digital optical
full screen (1.33:1)
NTSC
video file DVD-R video region 1
Summary:
"Marion Davies plays Prudence Cole, a devout Quaker brought up by her two elderly aunts. She is content with her conservative lifestyle until she is visited by Henry Garrison, a childhood sweetheart who has become a successful businessman. The millionaire playboy invites Prudence to an upscale seaside resort, where her dowdy attire makes her the laughingstock of Henry's friends. Humiliated, she befriends Cheyne Rovein, a starving artist who resents the upper class. Hired to produce a stage play for the vacationing rich, he gives Prudence the starring role. Dressed in revealing costumes, the formerly modest girl drives the audience wild. Soon, she is the darling of the jet set, and Henry is proposing marriage. But the now-glamorous young woman discovers that it is Cheyne who she truly loves ..."--Container.
Participant:
Marion Davies, Forrest Stanley, June Elvidge, Hallam Cooley.
Credits:
Photography, Ira H. Morgan; art direction, Joseph Urban.
Notes:
Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1922.
Stated duration of film on container is 112 minutes.
OCLC:
958876665
Publisher Number:
089218774293
ALP 7742D Alpha Home Entertainment

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