Beyond Price (1921)

Melodrama | 8 May 1921

Director:

J. Searle Dawley

Writer:

Paul H. Sloane

Cinematographer:

Joseph Ruttenberg

Production Company:

Fox Film Corp.
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DETAILS
Release Date:
8 May 1921
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Fox Film Corp.
8 May 1921
LP16581
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in reels):
5-6
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

Sally Marrio, neglected wife of a prominent shoe designer, has three wishes: to be a millionaire's wife, to be famous, and to have a child. When she is sent to deliver two pairs of shoes--one to Valicia, a dancer, and the other to Mrs. Weathersby, a banker's wife--she leaves a note saying she will not return. Before leaving the Weathersby mansion, she has passed herself off as the millionaire's wife, has saved him from paying blackmailer Lawton, and has been handed a fur coat by mistake. At an art exhibit where the dancer is to appear she is mistaken for a guest and is voted the most handsome woman present, but she barely escapes involvement in a murder triangle. Discovering that her husband has not read the note, she is happily reconciled with him when he plans to adopt a ...

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Sally Marrio, neglected wife of a prominent shoe designer, has three wishes: to be a millionaire's wife, to be famous, and to have a child. When she is sent to deliver two pairs of shoes--one to Valicia, a dancer, and the other to Mrs. Weathersby, a banker's wife--she leaves a note saying she will not return. Before leaving the Weathersby mansion, she has passed herself off as the millionaire's wife, has saved him from paying blackmailer Lawton, and has been handed a fur coat by mistake. At an art exhibit where the dancer is to appear she is mistaken for a guest and is voted the most handsome woman present, but she barely escapes involvement in a murder triangle. Discovering that her husband has not read the note, she is happily reconciled with him when he plans to adopt a child.

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Sub-genre:
Society


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Legend
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Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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