Folly of Vanity
6.6
“A 1925 Queen of Sheba and Dazzling Dramatic Fantasy”
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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Cast
17 people
Billie Dove
Alice (modern sequence)
Known for
The Black Pirate
Jack Mulhall
Robert (modern sequence)
Known for
Black Friday
Invisible Ghost
Betty Blythe
Mrs. Ridgeway (modern sequence)
Also in
Nomads of the North
Misbehaving Husbands
John St. Polis
Ridgeway (modern sequence)
Known for
The Phantom of the Opera
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Fred Becker
The Banker (modern sequence)
Known for
The Black Pirate
Byron Munson
Old Johnny (modern sequence)
Also in
Saps at Sea
The Teaser
Edna Mae Cooper
Russian Vamp (modern sequence)
Also in
The Ten Commandments
Why Change Your Wife?
Fronzie Gunn
Scandinavian (modern sequence)
Also in
The Fourteenth Lover
Love Aflame
Marcella Daly
French Woman (modern sequence)
Also in
The Movies
Black Paradise
Lotus Thompson
Blond Gold Digger (modern sequence)
Also in
The Yellow Back
Terry of the 'Times'
Consuelo
Thetis (fantasy sequence)
Jean La Motte
Lorelei (fantasy sequence)
Also in
Hearts and Spurs
The Conquest of Canaan
Maurice Elvey Director · Henry Otto Director Edfrid A. Bingham Screenplay
United States release December 21, 1924 · Produced in United States
Production
Fox Film Corporation
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · December 21, 1924
Theatrical
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