The Price of a Party is a 1924 American silent melodrama film produced by Howard Estabrook and distributed by Associated Exhibitors. The film is based on a short story of the same name by William Briggs MacHarg published in Cosmopolitan magazine,[1] with the film's scenario written by Charles F. Roebuck. It was directed by Charles Giblyn and stars Hope Hampton and Harrison Ford.[2] The film was shot in Tec Art Studios.[3]
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| Directed by | Charles Giblyn |
| Written by | Charles F. Roebuck (scenario) |
| Based on | "The Price of the Party" by William Briggs MacHarg |
| Produced by | Howard Estabrook |
| Starring | Hope Hampton Harrison Ford Arthur Edmund Carewe Mary Astor |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
Production company | Howard Estabrook Productions |
| Distributed by | Associated Exhibitors |
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Running time | 60 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
In 2014, it was reported that an incomplete copy of the film was found in Navarre, Spain.[4]
Cast
edit- Hope Hampton as Grace Barrows
- Harrison Ford as Robert Casson
- Arthur Edmund Carewe as Kenneth Bellwood
- Mary Astor as Alice Barrows
- Dagmar Godowsky as Evelyn Dolores
- Fred Hadley as Stephen Durrell
- Edna Richmond as Evelyn's Maid
- Donald Lashey as Hall Boy
- Florence Richardson as Jazz Queen
- Daniel Pennell
- J. Moy Bennett
Preservation
editA print of The Price of a Party has now been located and is now not considered a lost film.[5]
References
edit- ^ "The Cosmopolitan. v.70 1921 Jan-Jun". HathiTrust. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Price of a Party at silentera.com
- ^ "Moving Picture World Vol. 68, No. 1. p. 818". archive.org. June 28, 1924. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ Doria, Javier (May 28, 2014). "La Filmoteca de Navarra recupera tres películas únicas del cine mudo de 1924". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29) National Film Preservation Board (January 2021) - (Current as of 02.04.2021)" (PDF). LOC.GOV. February 4, 2021.
Some recent "finds" now removed from this list:...
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