The Poverty of Riches
{{short description|1921 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name =The Poverty of Riches
| image =File:The Poverty of Riches (1921) - 2.jpg
| caption =
| director = Reginald Barker
| producer =
| writer = Arthur F. Statter
| based_on = The Mother by Leroy Scott
| starring = Richard Dix
Leatrice Joy
Louise Lovely
| music =
| cinematography = Percy Hilburn
| editing =
| studio = Goldwyn Pictures
| distributor = Goldwyn Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1921|11}}
| runtime = 60 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent
English intertitles
| budget =
| gross =
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The Poverty of Riches is a lost[https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8357/ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:The Poverty of Riches][https://silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/PovertyOfRiches1921.html The Poverty of Riches at silentera.com] 1921 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Richard Dix, Leatrice Joy and Louise Lovely. It was based on a 1914 short story by Leroy Scott.Goble p.914
Plot
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Cast
- Richard Dix as John Colby
- Leatrice Joy as Katherine Colby
- John Bowers as Tom Donaldson
- Louise Lovely as Grace Donaldson
- Irene Rich as Mrs. Holt
- DeWitt Jennings as Lyons
- Dave Winter as Stephen Phillips
- Roy Laidlaw as Hendron
- John Cossar as Edward Phillips Sr
- Frankie Lee as John (in prologue)
- Dorothy Hughes as Katherine (in prologue)
References
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Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0012580}}
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Category:1920s English-language films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:Films directed by Reginald Barker
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Goldwyn Pictures films
Category:English-language drama films
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