Folly of Vanity

This drama had two directors: Maurice Elvey handled most of the film, but the fantasy sequence was directed by Henry Otto. Newlyweds Alice and Robert are already having differences over money. He gets angry at her extravagances, especially when she spends more than they can afford on an imitation pearl necklace. Ridgeway, a client of Robert's, invites the couple to a party. Robert wants to decline, but Alice insists that they go. Ridgeway loans Alice a real pearl necklace, to "restore their lustre," and everyone heads for his yacht. Ridgeway pays Alice a lot of attention, while a young widow tries to vamp Robert.

Directed by Henry Otto, Maurice Elvey

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Cast

Billie Dove

Alice (modern sequence)

Jack Mulhall

Robert (modern sequence)

Betty Blythe

Mrs. Ridgeway (modern sequence)

John St. Polis

Ridgeway (modern sequence)

Fred Becker

The Banker (modern sequence)

Byron Munson

Old Johnny (modern sequence)

Edna Mae Cooper

Russian Vamp (modern sequence)

Fronzie Gunn

Scandinavian (modern sequence)

Marcella Daly

French Woman (modern sequence)

Lotus Thompson

Blond Gold Digger (modern sequence)

Consuelo

Thetis (fantasy sequence)

Jean La Motte

Lorelei (fantasy sequence)

Robert Klein

Neptune (fantasy sequence)

Ena Gregory

The Siren (fantasy sequence)

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