Bought and Paid For (1922)
Drama | 16 April 1922
Cast:
Agnes Ayres, Jack Holt, Walter Hiers [ More ]Director:
William C. de MilleWriter:
Clara BerangerCinematographer:
L. Guy WilkyProduction Company:
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.George Broadhurst’s stage play, Bought and Paid For, upon which this film was based, initially ran for one year on Broadway, between September 1911 and October 1912. It was revived on Broadway for thirty performances in the month of December 1921, around the time that the film adaptation was under preparation or just beginning production. An item in the 6 January 1922 Variety stated that principal photography was underway at Famous Players-Lasky Corp.’s studio in Hollywood, CA. In preparation for the role of “Virginia Blaine,” actress Agnes Ayres enrolled in classes at the Los Angeles Telephone Company’s school for operators, as noted in the 2 January 1922 [Philadelphia, PA] Evening Public Ledger.
On 3 February 1922, Variety announced that filming would likely be completed that week. Theatrical release was scheduled to take place on 16 April 1922. Prior to that, the film premiered in New York City on 12 March 1922.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included Bought and Paid For on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021. ...
George Broadhurst’s stage play, Bought and Paid For, upon which this film was based, initially ran for one year on Broadway, between September 1911 and October 1912. It was revived on Broadway for thirty performances in the month of December 1921, around the time that the film adaptation was under preparation or just beginning production. An item in the 6 January 1922 Variety stated that principal photography was underway at Famous Players-Lasky Corp.’s studio in Hollywood, CA. In preparation for the role of “Virginia Blaine,” actress Agnes Ayres enrolled in classes at the Los Angeles Telephone Company’s school for operators, as noted in the 2 January 1922 [Philadelphia, PA] Evening Public Ledger.
On 3 February 1922, Variety announced that filming would likely be completed that week. Theatrical release was scheduled to take place on 16 April 1922. Prior to that, the film premiered in New York City on 12 March 1922.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included Bought and Paid For on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
At the urging of her sister Fanny and Fanny's fiancé, Jimmy, hotel telephone operator Virginia Blaine marries Robert Stafford, a young millionaire, though she does not love him. Stafford initially lavishes her with every luxury. After two years of happiness, however, he frequently comes home drunk and insults her with the remark that she is his property, "bought and paid for." Infuriated, she declares she will leave him unless he stops drinking, and when he refuses, she deserts him. She returns to her life of limited means, and Stafford, though he gives up liquor, is too proud to ask her to return to him. Their reconciliation is brought about by Jimmy, now Fanny's ...
At the urging of her sister Fanny and Fanny's fiancé, Jimmy, hotel telephone operator Virginia Blaine marries Robert Stafford, a young millionaire, though she does not love him. Stafford initially lavishes her with every luxury. After two years of happiness, however, he frequently comes home drunk and insults her with the remark that she is his property, "bought and paid for." Infuriated, she declares she will leave him unless he stops drinking, and when he refuses, she deserts him. She returns to her life of limited means, and Stafford, though he gives up liquor, is too proud to ask her to return to him. Their reconciliation is brought about by Jimmy, now Fanny's husband.
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