Being Respectable (1924)

Drama | 1 July 1924

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CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Philip Rosen
Dir
PRODUCER
WRITER
PHOTOGRAPHY
Lyman Broening
Chief cine
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the novel Being Respectable by Grace Hodgson Landrau (New York, 1923).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
DETAILS
Release Date:
1 July 1924
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Warner Brothers Pictures
1 July 1924
LP20365
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
7,500
Length(in reels):
8
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Through the scheming of his respectable and wealthy family, Charles Carpenter is obliged to marry Suzanne, although he is in love with young flapper 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 ...

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Through the scheming of his respectable and wealthy family, Charles Carpenter is obliged to marry Suzanne, although he is in love with young flapper 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.

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GENRE
Genre:
Sub-genre:
Society


Subject

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

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