Her Own Money
{{short description|1922 film by Joseph Henabery}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Her Own Money
| image = Her Own Money lobby card (1922).jpg
| caption = lobby card
| director = Joseph Henabery
| producer = Adolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
| writer = Elmer Harris (scenario)
| based_on = {{basedon|Her Own Money|Mark Swan}}
| starring =
| cinematography = Faxon M. Dean
| editing =
| studio = Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1922|01}}
| runtime = 50 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
}}
File: Her Own Money (1922) - 1.jpg
Her Own Money is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery, starring Warner Baxter and Ethel Clayton.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/495569/her-own-money|title=Her Own Money|publisher=TCM|access-date=March 19, 2014}} Based upon a play, it was originally filmed in 1914 and featured Baxter in a small part. It is unknown whether the 1922 film currently survives.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HerOwnMoney1922.html Progressive Silent Film List: Her Own Money] at silentera.com
Plot
As described in a film magazine,{{cite journal |title=Reviews: Her Own Money |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=14 |issue=2 |page=50 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=January 7, 1922 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald14exhi}} Mildred Carr (Clayton) is a working class wife who has saved her money and marries Lew Alden (Baxter), a struggling business man. After five years of married life, a financial crisis occurs so Mildred loans her husband her savings apparently through a third party, which causes Lew to leave her when he discovers the fraud. She goes back to work and, after he regains his losses, he asks her forgiveness and they make up.
Cast
- Ethel Clayton as Mildred Carr
- Warner Baxter as Lew Alden
- Charles K. French as Thomas Hazelton
- Clarence Burton as Harvey Beecher
- Mae Busch as Flora Conroy
- Jean Acker as Ruth Alden
- Roscoe Karns as Jerry Woodward
References
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External links
{{commons category|Her Own Money}}
- {{IMDb title|0013232}}
Category:Silent American comedy films
Category:Famous Players-Lasky films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
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