Folly of Vanity
21/12/1924
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.
Movie Information
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)
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)
Lotus Thompson
as Blond Gold Digger (modern sequence)
Consuelo
as Thetis (fantasy sequence)
Jean La Motte
as Lorelei (fantasy sequence)
Robert Klein
as Neptune (fantasy sequence)
Ena Gregory
as The Siren (fantasy sequence)
Lola Drovnar
as The Witch (fantasy sequence)
Paul Weigel
as Old Roué (fantasy sequence)
Otto Matieson
as Frenchman (modern sequence)
