Folly of Vanity (1924)
1h 10m
Running Time
December 21, 1924Release Date
Folly of Vanity (1924)
1h 10m
Running Time
December 21, 1924Release Date
Plot.
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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Billie Dove
Alice (modern sequence)
Jack Mulhall
Robert (modern sequence)
Betty Blythe
Mrs. Ridgeway (modern sequence)
John St. Polis
Ridgeway (modern sequence)
Fred Becker
The Banker (modern sequence)
Byron Munson
Old Johnny (modern sequence)
Maurice Elvey
Director
Henry Otto
Director
Edna Mae Cooper
Russian Vamp (modern sequence)
Charles Darnton
Writer
Fronzie Gunn
Scandinavian (modern sequence)
Marcella Daly
French Woman (modern sequence)
Edfrid A. Bingham
Writer
Lotus Thompson
Blond Gold Digger (modern sequence)
Joseph H. August
Cinematographer
G.O. Post
Cinematographer
Consuelo
Thetis (fantasy sequence)
Jean La Motte
Lorelei (fantasy sequence)
Robert Klein
Neptune (fantasy sequence)
Ena Gregory
The Siren (fantasy sequence)
Lola Drovnar
The Witch (fantasy sequence)
Paul Weigel
Old Roué (fantasy sequence)
Otto Matieson
Frenchman (modern sequence)
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The Folly of Vanity is a 1924 American silent drama film codirected by Maurice Elvey and Henry Otto and starring Billie Dove and Betty Blythe. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. The film is divided into two sections, the modern part which was directed by Elvey and the underwater fantasy section directed by Otto.