Folly of Vanity (1924)
A 1925 Queen of Sheba and Dazzling Dramatic Fantasy
60 min
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.
- Release date
- December 21, 1924
- Country of origin
- United States
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)
Crew
- Maurice Elvey · Director
- Henry Otto · Director
- Charles Darnton · Writer
- Edfrid A. Bingham · Writer
- Joseph H. August · Cinematographer
- G.O. Post · Cinematographer
- Joseph A. Valentine · Cinematographer
- Don Ryan · Casting director