The Coast of Folly
| The Coast of Folly | |
|---|---|
| File:The Coast of Folly.jpg 1925 lobby card | |
| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Written by | James Ashmore Creelman (adaptation) Forrest Halsey |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky Allan Dwan |
| Starring | Gloria Swanson Dorothy Cumming Lawrence Gray |
| Cinematography | George Webber |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Coast of Folly is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Gloria Swanson in a dual role as mother and daughter. Richard Arlen had a small part in the film but his scenes were cut before release. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Conninsby William Dawson, and adapted for the screen by James Ashmore Creelman.[1]
The film is one of eight films that Swanson and Dwan worked on together (four of which are now lost).[2] The Coast of Folly is now presumed lost though stills exist.[3][4][5]
Cast
- Gloria Swanson - Nadine Gathway and Joyce Gathway
- Anthony Jowitt - Larry Fay
- Alec B. Francis - Count de Tauro
- Dorothy Cumming -Constance Fay
- Jed Prouty - Cholly Knicerbocker
- Eugenie Besserer - The nanny
- Arthur Housman - The reporter
- Lawrence Gray- The bather
- Charles Clary - Unknown role
- Richard Arlen - Unknown role (scenes deleted)
References
- ^ The Coast of Folly at silentera.com database
- ^ Shearer, Stephen Michael (2013). Gloria Swanson: The Ultimate Star. Macmillan. p. 1567. ISBN 1-250-01366-6.
- ^ Welsch, Tricia (2013). Gloria Swanson: Ready for Her Close-Up. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 56. ISBN 1-617-03749-4.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Coast of Folly
- ^ The Coast of Folly at Lost Film Files:lost Paramount Pictures - 1925
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