Another Scandal
Another Scandal is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and distributed by W. W. Hodkinson. Based on a 1923 novel Another Scandal by Cosmo Hamilton, the film stars Lois Wilson and Holmes Herbert.[1][2]
| Another Scandal | |
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| Directed by | Edward H. Griffith |
| Written by | G. Marion Burton (scenario) |
| Based on | Another Scandal by Cosmo Hamilton |
| Starring | Lois Wilson Holmes Herbert |
| Cinematography | Dal Clawson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | W. W. Hodkinson Corporation Producers Distributing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot edit
As described in a review in a film magazine,[3] Beatrice Vanderdyke (Wilson) is found in the bedroom of a total stranger and, to avoid a scandal, she agrees to marry Pelham Franklin (Herbert). To bring her to a realization of her position, the husband makes her believe he will force her to live up to her part of the marital contract. A year later finds them happy, the wife expecting the birth of a baby. Pel is so nervous that Bee persuades him to go on a cruise on a yacht. May Beamish (le Breton), a pretty grass widow (a divorced woman or former mistress), uses all her wiles to vamp him but fails. Bee is jealous and, after the birth of the baby, she decides to make Pel jealous by going out with a former suitor, Alec Greenwood (Simpson). Pel becomes enraged, decides he is too old for Bee and leaves. On the train he meets May and loans her his New York apartment. Bee determines to fight for Pel’s love and it becomes a battle of wits between the two women. May finally frames a situation where she will have her hired detectives find her in a compromising situation with Pel, but Bee learns of this and cleverly turns the tables. She and Pel become reconciled while May admits failure.
Cast edit
- Lois Wilson as Beatrice Vanderdyke
- Holmes Herbert as Pelham Franklin
- Flora le Breton as Mrs. May Beamish
- Hedda Hopper as Cousin Elizabeth MacKenzie
- Ralph Bunker as Mally
- Zeffie Tilbury as Brownie
- Ralph W. Chambers as Valentine Beamish
- Bigelow Cooper as Mitchell Burrows
- Allan Simpson as Alec Greenwood
- Harry Gripp as 'Arry' Arris
Preservation edit
With no copies of Another Scandal located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
See also edit
- Scandal (1917)
References edit
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Another Scandal at silentera.com
- ^ White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1988). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced In the United States, Part 2. R. R. Bowker. p. 21. ISBN 0-520-06301-5.
- ^ Sewell, C. S. (November 1, 1924). "Another Scandal; Producers Distributing Corporation Offers Sophisticated Cosmo Hamilton Story on Sex Theme". The Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co. 71 (1): 74. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Another Scandal
External links edit
- Another Scandal at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Thumbnail of lobby poster to the film (archived)
- Lobby card (archived)