A Lady of Quality (1924 film)

A Lady of Quality is a 1924 American silent historical drama film directed by Hobart Henley and starring Virginia Valli. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, it was based on the novel A Lady of Quality by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Previous adaptations include the film A Lady of Quality (1913).[1][2]

A Lady of Quality
Lobby poster
Directed byHobart Henley
Produced byCarl Laemmle
Written byArthur Ripley
Marian Ainslee
Based onA Lady of Quality
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
StarringVirginia Valli
Milton Sills
Earle Foxe
CinematographyJohn Stumar
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • January 14, 1924 (1924-01-14)
Running time
9 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
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Plot

As described in a film magazine,[3] Clorinda Wildairs (Valli), brought up as a man as her father had no son, is headstrong, impulsive, unconventional, and fiery. Her contempt for men in any role other than that of sporting pals is dissipated by Sir John Oxen (Foxe), a young blood whose disdain breaks down her barrier and results in winning her affection and trust. Oxen turns out to be an unscrupulous and trifling cad who jilts the almost heart-broken Clorinda. Five years later, with her father dead, Clorinda has become the toast of London and engaged to Gerald Mertoun, Duke of Osmonde (Sills). Together with the forces of the Duke of Buckingham, the Duke has won the Queen's favor with a victory in Flanders. Oxen appears and threatens to compromise Clorinda, jeopardizing her happiness and future. When he makes unwanted advances towards Clorinda, she kills her former betrayer in a tempestuous rage. For days she lives in constant dread lest her deed be discovered. When her sister accidentally happens upon her secret, she connives to aid her in escaping the harsh penalties of the times. Clorinda has the room containing the murdered man's corpse sealed up, never to be disturbed, and flees from London. Her sister informs the Duke of Osmonde of his fiancee's hiding spot, and he joins her, promising that no harm will come to her, that his love will guard and protect her.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of A Lady of Quality held by any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.

References
  1. Progressive Silent Film List: A Lady of Quality at silentera.com
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: A Lady of Quality
  3. "A Lady of Quality". Universal Weekly. New York City, New York: Moving Picture Weekly Pub. Co. 18 (11): 40. October 27, 1923.
  4. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Lady of Quality


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