Pleasures of the Rich
1926 lost film by Louis J. Gasnier
- February 1926 (1926-02)
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Pleasures of the Rich is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and produced by Tiffany Pictures with a general distribution through Renown Pictures. The film featured several well known performers of the time, such as Helene Chadwick, Jack Mulhall, Hedda Hopper, and Mary Carr.[1]
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[2] Henry Wilson, head of a grocery chain and a married man, suddenly becomes interested in Mona Vincent, a divorcee. Mona, wishing to have her own sugar daddy, also is trying to land Frank Clayton, a scion of wealth, with whom Wilson's daughter Mary is in love. Mona promises the daughter to give the father up if the daughter will give her Clayton. The daughter agrees and then tries to drown herself. After he tells his wife that he is leaving her for another woman, Henry Wilson learns that Mona is making a "boob" of him and hurries back to his wife. Mary is rescued and weds Clayton.
Cast
- Helene Chadwick as Mary Wilson
- Jack Mulhall as Frank Clayton
- Hedda Hopper as Mona Vincent
- Mary Carr as Kate Wilson
- Marcin Asher as Henry 'Pushcart' Wilson
- Lillian Langdon as Mrs. Clayton
- Dorothea Wolbert as Maggie the Maid
- Julanne Johnston as Phylliss Worthing
- Katherine Scott as Mrs. Worthing
Preservation
With no prints of Pleasures of the Rich locatedin any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.[4] Its trailer still exists and is housed at the Library of Congress.
References
- ^ White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog Of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 607. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
- ^ Elliott, Frank (March 20, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Pleasures of the Rich", Motion Picture News, 33 (12), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1307, retrieved April 9, 2023
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Pleasures of the Rich
- ^ "Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files". silentsaregolden.com. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
External links
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Films directed by Louis J. Gasnier
- The Perils of Pauline (1914)
- The Exploits of Elaine (1914)
- The New Exploits of Elaine (1915)
- The Shielding Shadow (1916)
- The Seven Pearls (1917)
- Hands Up (1918)
- The Tiger's Trail (1919)
- Kismet (1920)
- Good Women (1921)
- A Wife's Awakening (1921)
- Silent Years (1921)
- The Call of Home (1922)
- Rich Men's Wives (1922)
- Thorns and Orange Blossoms (1922)
- Maytime (1923)
- Daughters of the Rich (1923)
- The Hero (1923)
- Mothers-in-Law (1923)
- Poor Men's Wives (1923)
- Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo (1924)
- Wine (1924)
- White Man (1924)
- The Triflers (1924)
- The Breath of Scandal (1924)
- The Parasite (1925)
- Parisian Love (1925)
- Faint Perfume (1925)
- The Boomerang (1925)
- Out of the Storm (1926)
- That Model from Paris (1926)
- Sin Cargo (1926)
- Pleasures of the Rich (1926)
- Lost at Sea (1926)
- Streets of Shanghai (1927)
- The Beauty Shoppers (1927)
- Should Tall Men Marry? (1928)
- Fashion Madness (1928)
- Darkened Rooms (1929)
- Slightly Scarlet (1930)
- Mysterious Mr. Parkes (1930)
- The Virtuous Sin (1930)
- The Lawyer's Secret (1931)
- Silence (1931)
- The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932)
- Forgotten Commandments (1932)
- Gambling Ship (1933)
- Downward Slope (1934)
- Fedora (1934)
- The Last Outpost (1935)
- Reefer Madness (1936)
- The Gold Racket (1937)
- Bank Alarm (1937)
- Sunset Murder Case (1938)
- The Marines Come Thru (1938)
- Murder on the Yukon (1940)
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