Shackles of Gold
{{short description|1922 film by Herbert Brenon}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Shackles of Gold
| image = Shackles of Gold (1922) - a.jpg
| caption = Newspaper advertisement
| director = Herbert Brenon
| producer =
| writer = Paul Sloane
| based_on = {{basedon|Samson|Henri Bernstein}}
| starring = William Farnum
Alfred Loring
Marie Shotwell
| music =
| cinematography = Tom Malloy
| editing =
| studio = Fox Film Corporation
| distributor = Fox Film Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1922|04|20}}
| runtime = 60 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Shackles of Gold is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring William Farnum, Alfred Loring, and Marie Shotwell. It is an adaptation of the 1908 play Samson by Henri Bernstein with the setting moved from France to America.Goble p. 38. The screenplay involves a woman from an aristocratic but poor family who is pressured by her relatives to marry a wealthy financier.
Plot
As described in a film magazine,{{cite journal |title=Reviews: Shackles of Gold |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=14 |issue=21 |page=66 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=May 20, 1922 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald14exhi}} John Gibbs (Farnum) is a dock laborer but rises to wealth by speculation in the oil market. He marries Marie (Bonillas), the daughter of Charles Van Dusen (Loring), but she consented to the marriage solely because the family fortune was depleted and to maintain their social standing. John bears this quietly until he learns that his wife has gone to a cabaret with another man. John turns on his former friend, Donald Valentine (Griffin), and, while breaking him becomes, ruins himself. However, through the strange workings of the human mind, he wins the love of his wife.
Cast
- William Farnum as John Gibbs
- Alfred Loring as Charles Van Dusen
- Marie Shotwell as Mrs. Van Dusen
- Myrta Bonillas as Marie, Their Daughter
- Wallace Ray as Harry, Their Son
- Carlton Griffin as Donald Valentine
- Ellen Cassidy as Elsie Chandler
- Henry Carvill as William Hoyt
References
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
{{commons category|Shackles of Gold}}
- {{IMDb title|0013591}}
{{Herbert Brenon}}
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Herbert Brenon
Category:American films based on plays
Category:American black-and-white films
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