Her Own Money is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery, starring Warner Baxter and Ethel Clayton.[1] Based upon a play, it was originally filmed in 1914 and featured Baxter in a small part. It is unknown whether the 1922 film currently survives.[2]
| Her Own Money | |
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_-_1.jpg) Still with Baxter and Clayton | |
| Directed by | Joseph Henabery |
| Written by | Elmer Harris (scenario) |
| Based on | Her Own Money by Mark Swan |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Cinematography | Faxon M. Dean |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine,[3] Mildred Carr (Clayton) is a working class wife who has saved her money and marries Lew Alden (Baxter), a struggling business man. After five years of married life, a financial crisis occurs so Mildred loans her husband her savings apparently through a third party, which causes Lew to leave her when he discovers the fraud. She goes back to work and, after he regains his losses, he asks her forgiveness and they make up.
Cast
edit- Ethel Clayton as Mildred Carr
- Warner Baxter as Lew Alden
- Charles K. French as Thomas Hazelton
- Clarence Burton as Harvey Beecher
- Mae Busch as Flora Conroy
- Jean Acker as Ruth Alden
- Roscoe Karns as Jerry Woodward
References
edit- ^ "Her Own Money". TCM. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Her Own Money at silentera.com
- ^ "Reviews: Her Own Money". Exhibitors Herald. 14 (2). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 50. January 7, 1922.
External links
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- Her Own Money at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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