Wages of Virtue
Wages of Virtue is a lost[1] 1924 American drama silent film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Forrest Halsey and Percival Christopher Wren. The film stars Gloria Swanson, Ben Lyon, Norman Trevor, Ivan Linow, Armand Cortes, Adrienne D'Ambricourt and Paul Panzer. The film was released on November 10, 1924, by Paramount Pictures.[2][3] It was shot at the Astoria Studios in New York.
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| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
| Screenplay by | Percival Christopher Wren (novel) Forrest Halsey |
| Starring | Gloria Swanson Ben Lyon Norman Trevor Ivan Linow Armand Cortes Adrienne D'Ambricourt Paul Panzer |
| Cinematography | George Webber |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It is based on a novel by Percival Christopher Wren, best known as the author of Beau Geste. Like that story, Wages of Virtue is based around the French Foreign Legion, and an Italian woman who runs a café in Algiers frequented by the Legionnaires.[4]
Cast
- Gloria Swanson as Carmelita
- Ben Lyon as Marvin
- Norman Trevor as John Boule
- Ivan Linow as Luigi
- Armand Cortes as Giuseppe
- Adrienne D'Ambricourt as Madame Cantinière
- Paul Panzer as Sergeant LeGros
- Joe Moore as Le Bro-way
References
- The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Wages of Virtue
- "Wages-of-Virtue - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- "Wages of Virtue". afi.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- Lombardi p.139
Bibliography
- Frederic Lombardi. Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios. McFarland, 2013.
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