Virtuous Liars

1924 film

  • May 18, 1924 (1924-05-18)
Running time
60 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Virtuous Liars is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring David Powell, Edith Allen, Maurice Costello, and Dagmar Godowsky.[1] A man abandons his wife and child and goes to live in Havana with another woman. His wife makes a success of herself, but he then returns and attempts to blackmail her.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[2] Jack Banton deserts his wife Edith and their three-year-old child, goes to Havana, and becomes involved with Juanita, a young Cuban woman. Edith pursues an art career, aided by Josiah Wright, a wealthy man, whose nephew, Dr. Norman Wright, is engaged to Julia Livingston. Josiah dies, leaving Edith a fortune. She loves Dr. Wright. Jack returns, blackmails his wife and abducts the child. Juanita follows Jack. Edith buys her freedom from Jack, who is slain by a Cuban who is infatuated with Juanita. Julia breaks her engagement with Dr. Wright, who weds Edith.

Cast

  • David Powell as Norman Wright
  • Edith Allen as Edith Banton
  • Maurice Costello as Josiah Wright
  • Dagmar Godowsky as Juanita
  • Ralph Kellard as Jack Banton
  • Naomi Childers as Julia Livingston
  • Burr McIntosh as Livingston

Preservation

A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Munden p. 860
  2. ^ Pardy, George T. (April 19, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Virtuous Liars". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 19. Retrieved November 10, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress(<-book title) p.201 c.1978
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Virtuous Liars

Bibliography

  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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