Folly of Vanity
“A 1925 Queen of Sheba and Dazzling Dramatic Fantasy”
Synopsis
This drama had two directors: Maurice Elvey handled most of the film, but the fantasy sequence was directed by Henry Otto. Newlyweds Alice and Robert are already having differences over money. He gets angry at her extravagances, especially when she spends more than they can afford on an imitation pearl necklace. Ridgeway, a client of Robert's, invites the couple to a party. Robert wants to decline, but Alice insists that they go. Ridgeway loans Alice a real pearl necklace, to "restore their lustre," and everyone heads for his yacht. Ridgeway pays Alice a lot of attention, while a young widow tries to vamp Robert.
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Shot by Joseph H August
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Billie Dove
as Alice (modern sequence)
Jack Mulhall
as Robert (modern sequence)
Betty Blythe
as Mrs. Ridgeway (modern sequence)
John St Polis
as Ridgeway (modern sequence)
Fred Becker
as The Banker (modern sequence)
Otto Matieson
as Frenchman (modern sequence)
Byron Munson
as Old Johnny (modern sequence)
Edna Mae Cooper
as Russian Vamp (modern sequence)
Fronzie Gunn
as Scandinavian (modern sequence)
Marcella Daly
as French Woman (modern sequence)
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