Being Respectable
{{short description|1924 film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Being Respectable
| image = Being Respectable lobby card.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Lobby card
| director = Phil Rosen
| producer =
| screenplay = Dorothy Farnum
| based_on = {{based on|Being Respectable|Grace Hodgson Flandrau}}
| starring = Marie Prevost
Monte Blue
Louise Fazenda
Irene Rich
Theodore von Eltz
Frank Currier
| music =
| cinematography = H. Lyman Broening
| editing =
| studio = Warner Bros.
| distributor = Warner Bros.
| released = {{Film date|1924|7|1}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Being Respectable is a 1924 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Dorothy Farnum. The film stars Marie Prevost, Monte Blue, Louise Fazenda, Irene Rich, Theodore von Eltz and Frank Currier. The film was released by Warner Bros. on July 1, 1924.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/554243/being-respectable |title=Being Respectable (1924) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=December 11, 2017}}{{cite web|author=Janiss Garza |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/being-respectable-v84733 |title=Being Respectable (1924) |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=December 11, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/2797 |title=Being Respectable |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=December 11, 2017}}
Plot
Charles Carpenter is obliged to marry Suzanne, with pressure from his wealthy and respectable family, although he is in love with young Valerie Winship. Years later, when Valerie is back in town, they renew the affair and Carpenter plans to leave his wife and child for her, but in the end he yields to family duty and respectability.{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/2797?sid=90d59e7f-963e-46ee-a334-6f8cd110da8b&sr=4.2331915&cp=1&pos=0|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|language=en|access-date=November 6, 2018}}
==Cast==
- Marie Prevost as Valerie Winship
- Monte Blue as Charles Carpenter
- Louise Fazenda as Deborah Carpenter
- Irene Rich as Suzanne Schuyler
- Theodore von Eltz as Stephen O'Connell
- Frank Currier as Darius Carpenter
- Eulalie Jensen as Louise Carpenter
- Lila Leslie as Mrs. Winship
- Sidney Bracey as Philip Deaby
- Charles K. French as Mr. Beasley
Reception
Being Respectable opened with mixed reviews from The New York Times. The New York Times Screen review characterized it as "only mildly interesting in parts, and frequently disappointing.".{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1924/08/04/archives/the-screen.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106120542/https://www.nytimes.com/1924/08/04/archives/the-screen.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 6, 2018|title=The Screen|work=New York Times|date=August 4, 1924|page=16|access-date=December 25, 2019}}
References
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